Todd Moore, VP Open Technology at IBM explained:
"We respect our developer's need to be individuals, and their open source code contributed under a personal ID represents them and their resume. This was a one off disagreement that should not have gone public as there are internal guidelines to resolve it. Often our contributors will have a personal GitHub ID and an IBM GitHub ID. We use tooling to track contributions under both IDs to ensure everyone gets credit towards our recognition program. We value and encourage contribution whether it be code, code reviews, documentation, issue triage, or advocacy as part of their careers or their own time."