In the military, one is "stationed" at a particular Base, or with a Command, for some nominal period of time, and is then arbitrarily uprooted and reassigned elsewhere. And so it goes for one's entire career, always being shuffled from one place to another ... always about the time one is getting nicely settled.

The longer folks remain in a given role/situation, the more comfortable, the more empowered, and ultimately the more "entitled" they feel. Or, "are". The French Revolution was considerably more driven by exactly this dynamic, than we like to acknowledge. (Because it means that some of our fondly-held ideals, are both unlikely, and counterproductive.)

Matt Mullenweg will have to become Mr. Mullenweg, if he is going to "take" or "drive" WordPress ... pretty much *anywhere*. The more the project comes to "belong" to the "community", the less traction & authority Matt will be able to exert. Or, "have".