I agree with your take and Scalzi's take: it had to play out this way given the stakeholders. What's more interesting (and I think your last statement eludes to

I agree with your take and Scalzi's take: it had to play out this way given the stakeholders. What's more interesting (and I think your last statement eludes to that) is the lack of tolerance for Eich's views. The 'paradox of tolerance'[1]: To what degree should we tolerate others' viewpoints, even when those very viewpoints are intolerant? Also see 'European immigration and Islam'. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance