Donnacha, I can assure you my criticism of Matt & Jane has nothing to do with not being part of an in crowd.

Furthermore, I would LOVE to receive a "thoughtful, well-reasoned response from, you know, an actual, real-life human being." To date, the rebuttal of my points seem to be a) you're just jealous & b) how dare you question the almighty Matt? That's hardly what I'd consider thoughtful or well reasoned.

While I have no idea what kind of person Jane is, other than obviously quite convincing in person, none of that changes the very valid issues that are raised.

This effort by Automattic apologists to somehow dismiss any criticism that doesn't happen in person as completely useless is ridiculous. I'd be happy to say the same things I've said in print to anyone's face.

Also, remember that this knife cuts both ways. Would Matt call people poisonous to their face? Why is it the critics of Automattic's involvement in WordPress or Matt & Jane's war of ideological purity in regards to the GPL are held to a higher standard than Matt or his supporters?