I've known Sam for a few years, and other members of the Parka team for a while as well, and they're all amazing, and I'm so happy for all of them. They deserve this success and I know it will lead to amazing things.

That said, I wanted to throw my two cents into the fray here, because this is the Internet, and that's what it's here for :)

I'm a bit disappointed that BP is being rolled into Jetpack, but not because I'm anti-Jetpack (I don't use it regularly, but that's just because I don't need its features).

Really, I'm disappointed because I think it would be much better to see BruteProtect merged into Akismet.

The comment spam that Akismet is designed to stop is basically (warning: gross oversimplification) brute force attacks pointed at the comment form. BruteProtect is designed to stop brute force attacks pointed at the login form. Both use distributed knowledge as their main method of protection, making them a perfect pairing.

Adding to the benefits? Akismet is included with WordPress by default, while Jetpack isn't (and I hope it never is; again, I don't hate Jetpack but I don't think including it by default is the right decision), making it more likely to reach a broad number of installs.

And, as Akismet tries to get more people coughing up a few bucks a month, the value proposition would be essentially doubled—and much more compelling—if that subscription fee also included the benefits of BruteProtect.

I'm sure the decisions have already been made and there's little point in making my case, but as brute-force attacks become more common for self-hosted WordPress sites, along with surges in comment spam, I think there's a really compelling argument to be made that such essential protection shouldn't be tied up with Jetpack, which people have such strong, divided feelings about.

Akismet is widely loved, already focused on solving a "brute force"-style problem with distributed knowledge, and is installed on a massive scale. To me, it just seems like a much more logical home for the features BruteProtect offers!