When there's investment money and a pending IPO involved. Buytaert founded a company around Drupal called Acquia, which has taken a lot of VC money and is trying to go public. Investors are fickle -- If they get a whiff of something deviant about the company or anyone involved with it, they may decide to invest their money elsewhere. All it would take is a principal investor to mention that he/she heard something disagreeable on the grapevine, and action would be taken to eliminate the problem and keep the IPO on track. I don't believe for one minute that this is about ethics or belief systems. Business expedience trumps all else at the end of the day.
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When there's investment money and a pending IPO involved. Buytaert founded a company around Drupal called Acquia, which has taken a lot of VC money and is trying to go public. Investors are fickle -- If they get a whiff of something deviant about the company or anyone involved with it, they may decide to invest their money elsewhere. All it would take is a principal investor to mention that he/she heard something disagreeable on the grapevine, and action would be taken to eliminate the problem and keep the IPO on track. I don't believe for one minute that this is about ethics or belief systems. Business expedience trumps all else at the end of the day.