My somewhat cynical guess is they threw an insane offer his way. A man has to eat, and Linkedin has been heavily recruiting for its Ember.js bet. Tom Dale is a

My somewhat cynical guess is they threw an insane offer his way. A man has to eat, and Linkedin has been heavily recruiting for its Ember.js bet. Tom Dale is a big name in Ember. And he's also going to be able to get all that while contributing to the community he loves. No company is perfect and it's easy to see how you can explain those things away.