Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, has faced calls to resign amid his ongoing legal battle with WP Engine. However, he plans to stay and focus on succession planning, aiming to pass leadership to a steward—rather than a committee—who can continue his vision for the WordPress community. Mullenweg emphasized the importance of individual leadership and accountability over collective decision-making, hinting at challenges WP Engine has posed, which he believes have exploited WordPress's open-source benefits without giving back appropriately.
...If or when I'm gone, I don't want to pass it to a committee; I want to pass it to someone else who could have a role similar to mine, and really sort of try to be a steward.
And there ultimately is a check and balance on that, because, again, the community could leave, they could fork the software, people could change... The role is a lot more being like a mayor than a CEO.
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