@Chip Bennett - It is always hilarious when people who don't understand the GPL decide that they'd like to start forming committees to take over control of a phenomenon that would not have been possible without the GPL.

If you want a say in the direction of WordPress, get coding. Or forking. Just stop with these Rush Limbaugh / Bill O'Reilly style attacks, there is absolutely no support among regular WordPress users for this hateful and sloppily-argued campaign against Matt and the WordPress project.