Phil Muller had been storing all funds in his personal bank account. The community desired more control over how the funds were used so OpenCollective and Commu

Phil Muller had been storing all funds in his personal bank account. The community desired more control over how the funds were used so OpenCollective and CommunityBridge were elected for fund collection - although Phil still holds more in his account then is stored in both CO and CB combined. Jonathon Fernyhough, a well known member of the Manjaro community, was placed in charge of managing the funds. Phil wanted to use $2k to purchase a laptop for one of the developers and wanted to bypass the process. This resulted in a debate between the two and ultimately Phil fired him and made himself treasurer. The community took to the forums to inquire into what Phil was doing, and he began locking/deleting threads and banning moderators. https://www.reddit.com/r/ManjaroLinux/comments/hwo33h/change_of_treasurer_for_manjaro_community_funds/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ManjaroLinux/comments/hwo33h/change... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23940824 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23940824 https://linuxreviews.org/Manjaro_Linux_Lead_Developer_In_Hot_Waters_Over_Donation_Slush_Fund_For_Laptop_And_Personal_Items https://linuxreviews.org/Manjaro_Linux_Lead_Developer_In_Hot... That mixed with the deals he was cutting, proprietary software, as well as the SSL craziness (twice), really turned me off to them and I lost faith in the distro. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/31yayt/manjaro_forgot_to_upgrade_their_ssl_certificate/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/31yayt/manjaro_forgo...