"GitHub had to do this. It was required of them by law. Tornado was sanctioned."
This makes no sense. They could have just blocked the Tornado project. Suspending individual accounts and contributors seems punitive. I was banned on github https://github.com/ransom1538 (unrelated) - it is pretty devastating. No recourse. Just gone. If something involves your lively hood (uber,grubhub,paypal,github, etc) you should be able to state your case.
This makes no sense. They could have just blocked the Tornado project. Suspending individual accounts and contributors seems punitive. I was banned on github https://github.com/ransom1538 (unrelated) - it is pretty devastating. No recourse. Just gone. If something involves your lively hood (uber,grubhub,paypal,github, etc) you should be able to state your case.