[wp-hackers] WPMU gets b*tch-slapped on DreamHost

[James]

Any chance you could point to more info regarding MU and core merging? This
sounds cool but it's the first I've heard of it...

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Anthony Cole <lists at freshpacific.co.nz>wrote:

> Not to mention that DreamHost used to always give out a year of free
> hosting at WordCamp SF (not sure if it's still on as I haven't gone in two
> years).
>
> I've never liked them, and this just solidifies that point. You can't run a
> business like that and expect to keep good customers. It's either a really
> good marketing gimmick to get stupid people to move onto their more
> expensive products (and raise profit margins) or the absolute stupidity of
> whoever is running DreamHost.
>
> I wonder what they're going to do now that MU and core are merging. In
> theory, any WordPress install would have to be put on a VPS.
>
> -ac
>
>
> On 31/05/2009, at 7:33 PM, Joost de Valk wrote:
>
>  Well if you use it to "auto generate" massive amounts of "content", it's
>> obviously a resource hog.
>>
>> I guess this "trusted" partner of WordPress (they're listed on the wp.orghosting page) would rather blame their partners product than their own spam
>> control team. With friends like that, who needs enemies?
>>
>>
>> On 31 mei 2009, at 09:18, Frank Helmschrott <fhelmschrott at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  How senseless. I can't imagine how WPMU itself could use so much more
>>> resources than WP. Of course it uses more when you run 1000 blogs with
>>> it, but i thinkg that wouldn't be easier with 1000 installations of WP
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> 2009/5/30 Bernard D. Tremblay <ab006 at chebucto.ns.ca>:
>>>
>>>> *Yes, this is probably the wrong list. But I couldn't think of a better
>>>> place.*
>>>>
>>>> I was surprised to see this in the Personal Server section of
>>>> DreamHost's
>>>> (always humorous) newsletter:
>>>>
>>>> ====
>>>> And, if you want to use WordPress MU (Multi-User edition), we're going
>>>> to have to ask you do it on DreamHost PS .. it's just a CRAZY resource
>>>> hog and it looks like the most common thing people use it for is shady
>>>> search engine shenanigans anyway!
>>>> ====
>>>>
>>>> I happen to have installed MU on DreamHost. I haven't been asked to
>>>> remove it,
>>>> but it's very idle ... little more than a place-holder at the moment ...
>>>> and
>>>> I'm not going to rouse sleeping dogs by inquiring ... but in any case
>>>> this
>>>> isn't positive ink.
>>>>
>>>> ben
>>>>
>>>>
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