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Atlassian Takes the Gay Marriage Ruling Too Far

8 points by ryanswapp ↗ HN
I just pushed a bunch of my code to Bitbucket and my console printed out a huge rainbow Atlassian logo. I understand that many people are excited and happy about today's ruling, but I find it highly distasteful for a company to throw it in the face of many of their customers who are not happy with the ruling. Atlassian, show some respect and sensitivity.

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JoeAltmaier
Ha! Respect and sensitivity - like all those bigots showed gays for the last century? Respect like that?
lobe
I suggest you don't go to Stack Overflow for the next few days then. I have no issue with comapnies showing their support in this way, but I can understand why others don't agree. Both the argument for and against companies showing their support for gay marriage have valid points, and I don't think I have much more to add than what has already been said at http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/297859/can-stack-ove...
staunch
Maybe they issue "Wrong Side of History" refunds? Vote with your wallet.
[dead] ossreality
>throw it in the face

What is it with dumb fu cks and using that phrase?

angersock
It's a happy day for a lot of happy couples. This is something that many have waited for--don't begrudge their fun.

Besides, given their pricing models, can you blame Atlassian for supporting sodomy?

camillomiller
Wow, what an extremely violent, discriminatory and anachronistic imposition! While banning gay marriage and refusing a basic right to people that just love each other was perfectly fine, right?
[dead] dmgbrn
> show some respect and sensitivity

You can dish it out but you can't take it, huh?

Gay people have suffered from a lack of respect and sensitivity for who knows how long, and you're complaining because the internet is going to be celebrating something you disagree with for a few days?

DanBC
I'd freakin' love it if HN implemented a gradient for the top border.
venomsnake
I would also be pissed off and I fully support the ruling. I don't think that my political and work life should interfere with each other.

It is very unprofessional with no good reason - also Atlassian are Australians IIRC and they have no skin in that game.

ghost64
Use another hosted git service or roll your own.