"in contrast to the unfortunate situation where he was only donating his OSS efforts for free" It was stated in the Hacker News discussion that at the time he

"in contrast to the unfortunate situation where he was only donating his OSS efforts for free" It was stated in the Hacker News discussion that at the time he was working for a competitor, and quit as a result of this harassment. Which then prompted speculation about sinister motives. Me, I prefer avoiding communities with "corncobs", to use a term from the Antipatterns book.