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2014 Brendan Eich was removed and replaced with the Chief of Marketing as CEO[1][2]. I mentioned that it worries me back then and that nothing good can come ou
by rjzzleep 6y ago
2014 Brendan Eich was removed and replaced with the Chief of Marketing as CEO[1][2].
I mentioned that it worries me back then and that nothing good can come out of the Chief marketing guy becoming CEO.
Today what we see is the result of that. Yandex browser on android has more chrome extension support than firefox for android.
This isn't just about Mozilla as a company. It's also about how we as a community supported Mozilla in becoming that company and now being surprised at why it does the things that it does.
Obama made a speech not too long ago about not to conflate people doing good things with being good in all situations. The only people always seeming to be good are the ones groomed to be politicians without ever sharing a bad opinion in public.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7551896 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7551896
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7530807 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7530807
- diminish 6y agoI sometimes wish we need the linux governance model with firefox - where a leader like linus with a team of a handful of people manages a true open source project. This would prevent monetization-led programming, creating a hierarchical company with a product & engineering management organization creating an average well known adventure of "how to make more money"