In reply to Marcelo.

Right on the nail, Marcelo. No one is obliged to use these companies services. These companies are not obliged to Wordpress in any way. It's free GPL software.

I laughed out loud when I read Rick's absurd comment. Then I got very sad for a moment when I realised that this kind of holier-than-art-thou Wordpress afficiando mentality is really widespread.

Hosting companies must respect what Wordpress says and wants.

Says who? If Wordpress would offer security updates to stable versions, hosting companies wouldn't be obliged to lock out autoupdate.

I remember the days when Microsofties used to run around and tell people that they had to use their (bought) Windows computers the way Bill Gates said. Then we have the Apple fanbois proclaiming every kind of update hell practiced by Apple as some stroke of genius. Now we have to deal with the Wordpress true believers, proclaiming the one true faith of their church.

This kind of fanatcism is what led to the St Bartholem's Day's Massacres in France. If you'd like to see just how bloody intolerance can get, don't miss La Reine Margot with a scintillating Isabelle Adjiani in the lead.