159 Automattic staff take severance offer and walk out over WP Engine feud

WordPress supremo Mullenweg channels Churchill: Never let a good crisis go to waste

Matthew Mullenweg, CEO of WordPress biz Automattic and co-creator of the open source software, says he feels "much lighter" after 159 employees departed in the wake of his controversial attempt to pressure WP Engine to license trademarks the rival has used for years.…