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> How is quoting the official Mozilla FAQ "splitting hairs"? This just sounds like willful ignorance to be honest. It was obvious that Eich did not have the ba
by war1025 6y ago
> How is quoting the official Mozilla FAQ "splitting hairs"?
This just sounds like willful ignorance to be honest. It was obvious that Eich did not have the backing to remain as CEO.
The whole situation was an embarrassment and a disgrace for everyone involved to be honest. No one came out of it looking good.
- DonHopkins 6y agoSo you're calling Eich willfully ignorant to claim he was not fired or forced out, when he actually was? Has he said that himself, or are you putting words into his mouth?
- imtringued 6y agoIf you're a CEO of a company why would you resign? Just for fun? The idea of a resignation does not come randomly and the closest reason why Eich decided to resign appears to be extremely petty.
- DonHopkins 6y agoIf you're a CEO of a company why would you be against gay marriage? Just for fun? The idea of a destroying someone else's marriage does not come randomly and the closest reason why Eich decided to destroy other people's marriages appears to be extremely petty.
- gsich 6y agoIt's obvious that he was urged to resign. Aka fired but with a face saving facade.
- DonHopkins 6y agoIf he was forced to resign, then that makes him a liar, because he explicitly stated that he was not forced to resign. And if he's a liar, then he certainly shouldn't be the CEO of Mozilla.
- gsich 6y agoHe was forced to do it voluntarily. "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse". Or bullying till resignment. Applies to the current CEO then too. Baker shouldn't be CEO.
- jacquesm 6y ago> He was forced to do it voluntarily. There is something very wrong about that sentence of yours.
- gsich 6y agoNo. Like I said, resigning to safe face for him and/or Mozilla. But not by "choice". It's obvious really.
- jacquesm 6y agoSorry, but no. You can't 'force' someone to do something 'voluntarily'. The obvious reality is that Eich realized he fucked up and could no longer effectively lead Mozilla, given that they are as much about their self reinforced myth of being the internet good guys as they are about tech. And so he stepped down. The kind of scene that you are envisioning occurs in Maffia movies but not IRL. Eich was under a lot of pressure, but most of that as a direct consequence of the inherent conflict between Mozilla's stated external position and Eich's personal actions. When you are CEO of such a large company you know that you can't combine the two unless you mean it. Props to Eich for doing what was right instead of further harming Mozilla.