The fact that there are different ideas in these comments about whether who 'owns' WordPress is the reason why the Governance project started. To be clear and as i get this; it's not even about 'owning'; it's about more transparency and getting the good partners in the room when decisions are made. The word 'coup' is absolutely nuts. And we need more transparency for sure. Did you remember the quote: "learn javascript deeply". That was before we even heard about Gutenberg, although it was behind the curtains in progress.
So where was the transparency here?

Side note: i'm always found this bizar: Why did WordPress never had a good detailled roadmap page?

And i can understand why some 'untransparency' can be handy as Matt stated on WCUS. But i -personally- would be more relaxed if those
decisions are made in a broader panel - even if they are untransparent to the public audience-. So, yes i like the idea of an advisory board as mentioned above in these comments. It would be healthier for the WordPress project and certainly for the community.

In the end: I really do believe Matt and Automattic will benefit from the outcome and ideas of this project while remaining the main 'stockholder' of the WordPress project.

And the reason why the Governance Project is kicked off wp.org and WP Slack is not important for me what so ever. And from another point of view it's understandable at this moment. So, rest aside and move on within a positive debate elsewhere.