The GitHub or Mozilla stories are more interesting because they raise good questions about what behavior and points of view are acceptable for people in power.

The GitHub or Mozilla stories are more interesting because they raise good questions about what behavior and points of view are acceptable for people in power. In the RadiumOne CEO case, the answers to those questions are obvious. I know that, for better or for worse, there are a lot of overly active devil's advocates on HN. But nobody -- nobody -- is going to be rushing to this guy's defense. There is no reflection, discussion, or debate about this guy's behavior, because there's no need for that, because it is so obvious that this guy is 100% in the wrong and needs to be fired. And that means the story gets less attention. That being said...it will be interesting to see how companies that do business with RadiumOne react. If G remains in place but RadiumOne's clients don't cancel their contracts, then the story will get more interesting.