It's sad, but given the (positive, don't get me wrong!) response to the Dear Github letter from a while back, it seems that mass outrage is the only thing the company understands.

Most companies are allergic to lawyers. As in, they'd rather avoid the issue outright and go elsewhere if a hint of a legal question comes up. The fact that they didn't bother floating this change by the greater community at large does not give me the warm fuzzies that they learned their lesson.