most people and website will be unaffected as #wpeVSmatt #MattVsWPEngine quarrel is between #AutoMattic and #Wpengine.
In doubt I suggest to download the package from https://wordpress.org/download/ and the sources from https://wordpress.org/download/source/ using #git
What will be the cost to the economy if something happens to word press, I am sure there are 100s or maybe 1000s of websites set up by individuals, non-profits and small businesses who could be at risk.
@zleap I guess most people will be unaffected as #wpeVSmatt #MattVsWPEngine quarrel is between #AutoMattic and #Wpengine.
In doubt download the package from https://wordpress.org/download/ and the sources from https://wordpress.org/download/source/