It's a sad and bewildering affair. My most innocent interpretation of the events is that Eben got seduced by "big picture" thinking: the thought takes hold tha

It's a sad and bewildering affair. My most innocent interpretation of the events is that Eben got seduced by "big picture" thinking: the thought takes hold that there are actions that are against ones principles, but will result in so much popularity and influence that it will be easy to undo the wrongs and still enjoy the fruits of the shortcut to success. History has shown this hardly ever works out (Lindows, Red Hat, ESR, Ubuntu, etc) as intended. It's probably too hard to transfer a fairly complex philosophy by attempting to temporarily raise its popularity.