Mark Shuttleworth Comments Following Ubuntu Community Friction

Sounds like a preparatory delegitimization of the community council. After all, if the community doesn't care enough, then Canonical can retake more direct control eventually and simply say that the community wasn't stepping up enough to take their own lead.

I wonder what the endgame is like here. Ubuntu is slowly being crushed under the weight of all of their experiments and different packaging needs, and outreach efforts aren't paying enough to sustain growth. Like a Ponzi scheme, but without the ill intent or even the understanding of what was increasing in cost over the years.