Automattic reduces WordPress contributions

Automattic has announcedthat it is reallocating its resources away from contributing to theWordPress project as a response to the WPEngine lawsuit:

As part of this reset, Automattic will match its volunteering pledgewith those made by WP Engine and other players in the ecosystem, orabout 45 hours a week that qualify under the Five For the Futureprogram as benefitting the entire community and not just a singlecompany. These hours will likely go towards security and criticalupdates.

LWN last coveredthe ongoing WordPress saga in December. [Thanks to Paul Wise for theheads-up on this latest development.]