This is the unofficial name that was given to the controversy that involved a blatant violation of the GitHub terms of service, and instigated a personal attack on the founder of Free Software Foundation, Richard Matthew Stallamann.

I am not here to either defend or explain my choice to not participate in the "sign or be unhirable in Open Source" open letter, and my decision to side with the countervailing party. I will merely mention that it was a decision to choose the lesser of two evils, and that this is what has transpired as a result.