In reply to Andreas Nurbo.

It is true that Automattic gets special treatment, but that doesn't mean that Automattic owns WordPress, or even has a majority say in project-related decision-making. Unless something has changed, a majority of core developers/core committers are not affiliated with Automattic.

You know my opinion of special treatment, and especially of things like capital_p_dangit(). But it is untrue to say that Automattic owns WordPress.