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But that's the exact same situation, right?

Kite's business model is just as legal as Eich's free speech money. But people still think it's wrong, and so they try to find ways to discourage others to act similarly.

I'm not completely sure if such punishment works, but I'm pretty sure that if it works for Each, it will work for Kite, and vice versa.




It's not the same thing.

Kite's business model is attack against open source, thus pertinent to tech.

Eich's view on marriage is completely unrelated and attacks on his professional career for this are abhorrent and juvenile and should be condemned rather than encouraged. Even if you disagree with Eich's stance (which for the record I do).




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