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Automattic Has Purchased a Majority Stake in Pressable
Automattic has purchased a majority stake in Pressable, one of the earliest managed WordPress hosting companies, founded in 2010. They were first known as ZippyKid, and rebranded in 2013.
Automattic was already a shareholder in Pressable, most recently as the primary investor of a $1.5 million round in April of 2015.
White House Seeks Feedback on GitHub for Government-Wide Open Source Software Policy
The White House is calling for developers to comment on its proposed draft for a Government-wide Open Source Software policy. The pilot program proposed in the draft policy would require “covered agencies to release at least 20 percent of their newly-developed custom code, in addition to the release of all custom code developed by Federal employees at covered agencies as part of their official duties.”
