[ZephyrBlu]

He basically says "I still think you stole from me and I'm only saying sorry and letting you publish your project because of the backlash".

You think he would have apologized if the guy's post didn't get massive amounts of attention on HN?

If you're making a sincere apology you don't try to cover your ass ("While I still think that the totality of the design decisions was a clear a privileged copy") at the same time.

[0xbadcafebee]

So he's an asshole. So what? What useful purpose in there in demanding he grovel sufficiently and seem sincere? The only point to asking for a "better" apology is to enjoy watching him squirm, the gratification in the fall of someone we dislike, the capitulation of an enemy. What actually mattered was a lawsuit and a project being published. Both of those things were real and impactful, and both were resolved completely. Focusing any more on the apology is Twitterverse schoolyard bullshit nonsense.

There will always be assholes in life, and they're not going to stop being assholes. But they do sometimes control billion dollar companies, and we sometimes need to work with those billion dollar companies. Getting a real impactful change in the world is much more important than the satisfaction of the fall of an ego.

[pm90]

It sounds like you agree he is an asshole and didn’t really apologize for his asshole behavior. Those are the facts.

Your argument now is “So what, many companies are headed by assholes, deal with it” which is just your opinion.