Why? I watched all of the supposed controversies around him happen in real time and they were all non stories.

“Hey, you can be political on social media but don’t bring it into our work chats. We are here to do a job. If that is a problem, here’s a generous 6 month severance package.”

That was what politically blew him up and he was unwilling to apologize for a completely reasonable take.

Now he’s giving his time and money freely to make a great Linux distro.

It says more about the anti-DHH crowd than it does about him.