- Sources: report, discussion, HN thread
- Summary: Automattic confirmed the leave of absence in a statement and named CFO Mark Davies interim CEO. Mullenweg posted in a company Slack channel that he voted against it and was denied time for independent legal review. WordPress.org executive director Mary Hubbard states the open-source project is unaffected and that Mullenweg remains its leader.
- Why it matters: The commercial company and the WordPress project now sit under different leadership while the WP Engine litigation continues.
- Follow-up: Whether the leave becomes permanent, and whether WordPress.org governance or the WP Engine case changes as a result.
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