I doubt that the FB people involved with the layoffs are the same FB people who decided to open source the Sapling project. Many FB engineering managers were no

I doubt that the FB people involved with the layoffs are the same FB people who decided to open source the Sapling project. Many FB engineering managers were not aware that the layoffs were being planned. Moreover, it takes up-front planning and design decisions (by more than just a few days) for a private company to open source their internal projects.