This tsk-tsk is misguided. There's a time and place to shame companies for acting in bad faith, and we should do it, but I don't think it's the case here. It does not seem like damage control for intentional malice.
The TL on the project should have done better, but it was a good sign that they had originally taken the time to acknowledge Spegel's author's help. It's very likely that someone else dealt with the actual code and license text and didn't know any better.
The PR text is reviewed by lawyers. The default advice from lawyers is "do not admit any wrongdoing". They probably suggested that the license text be fixed silently with no apology. The PR department likely convinced them that a public apology would be good for optics and it doesn't seem soulless either.
They should have done better. They admitted that. They may or may not change their internal processes, but it's now in the record book. Case closed.
And the author of Spegel should not have used a different license if he wanted "more <<recognition>>". He wanted the recognition specified by the MIT license.
The TL on the project should have done better, but it was a good sign that they had originally taken the time to acknowledge Spegel's author's help. It's very likely that someone else dealt with the actual code and license text and didn't know any better.
The PR text is reviewed by lawyers. The default advice from lawyers is "do not admit any wrongdoing". They probably suggested that the license text be fixed silently with no apology. The PR department likely convinced them that a public apology would be good for optics and it doesn't seem soulless either.
They should have done better. They admitted that. They may or may not change their internal processes, but it's now in the record book. Case closed.
And the author of Spegel should not have used a different license if he wanted "more <<recognition>>". He wanted the recognition specified by the MIT license.