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It's not deceitful at all. Anyone who's in the WP ecosystem understands this.

Jetpack is part of Automattic. Automattic's main thing is wordpress.com (the hosted platform). Automattic and WP.org are not the same thing even though ( as with many open source projects that have commercial implications) the lines are somewhat blurred.

Presenting this as "deceitful" is really quite the over-reaction.

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If the lines are somewhat blurred, you can understand my initial confusion, not being “in the WP ecosystem” myself.

Sure. but perhaps think about the use of emotive words like "deceitful" when you don't fully understand what's going on?

English as third language, so let’s say I didn’t realise it was such a strong word.

English is a mess.

Deceitful implies intention. Qualifiers help. "Unintentionally misleading" fits better. It's like the difference between manslaughter (whoopsiedeath) and murder (intentional).

You have to understand that this sort of intentional obfuscation of ownership and responsibility under a single root of ownership is in most areas of business a pretty good indication of ill intent (even if it is depressingly common).

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