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>forcibly kicked out founder Brendan Eich because you disliked his unrelated politics >belittles everyone who doesn't share your narrow ideology Wake up to th

by mrlala 6y ago

>forcibly kicked out founder Brendan Eich because you disliked his unrelated politics >belittles everyone who doesn't share your narrow ideology Wake up to the present. People who actively try to ban same-sex marriage are just as bad as segregation was back in the day. Calling this "narrow ideology" is preposterous. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality and they should be given the same rights as everyone else. It's NOT a debate. So if someone is actively trying to campaign against equality then they are flat out wrong and deserve the backlash.

input_sh 6y ago
Not to mention half of Mozilla's board of directors at the time quit because of him.
- dblohm7 6y ago
  (I work for Mozilla and was there when this all happened) That is false. Only one of them quit "because of" him. You don't need to take my word for it: Stephen Shankland's piece [1] is the least-inaccurate account of what happened there. And in fact, your statement is not even logical. Think about it: Who hires a CEO? A company's board. Now you're saying that a huge chunk of the board quit because of a hire that they themselves were responsible for making? That makes no sense. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-under-fire-inside-the-9-day-reign-of-fallen-ceo-brendan-eich/ https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-under-fire-inside-the-9-da...
  - DonHopkins 6y ago
    You forgot to mention the most important and commonly misstated fact that Brendan Eich was NOT fired, and was NOT asked to resign, and was NOT "kicked out". The false narratives that the board fired him, and also that half the board quit because of him, both directly contradict the official statement published on the Mozilla Blog, and Brendan's own words he published on Twitter: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/05/faq-on-ceo-resignation/ https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/05/faq-on-ceo-resignat... >On April 3, 2014 Brendan Eich voluntarily stepped down as CEO of Mozilla. [...] >Q: Was Brendan Eich fired? >A: No, Brendan Eich resigned. Brendan himself said: >“I have decided to resign as CEO effective April 3rd, and leave Mozilla. Our mission is bigger than any one of us, and under the present circumstances, I cannot be an effective leader. I will be taking time before I decide what to do next.” >Brendan Eich also blogged on this topic. >Q: Was Brendan Eich asked to resign by the Board? >A: No. It was Brendan’s idea to resign, and in fact, once he submitted his resignation, Board members tried to get Brendan to stay at Mozilla in another C-level role. Despite that irrefutable proof of Mozilla's and Brendan's own words that he resigned of his own free will, and the Board actually wanted him to stay, GamerGate followers love to spread conspiracy theories based on those false narratives, framing Brendan as a victim and martyr, instead of respecting the human rights of the people whose marriages Brendan donated his money to destroy.
    - dblohm7 6y ago
      Indeed. This is very true, but I've become exhausted from repeating it ad infinitum. Six+ years is a long time in tech, and yet we're still talking about this nonsense.
  - input_sh 6y ago
    I guess that's what happens when I trust Wikipedia without looking it up further. Thanks for the correction!
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by mrlala 6y ago

input_sh 6y ago

Not to mention half of Mozilla's board of directors at the time quit because of him.

dblohm7 6y ago
(I work for Mozilla and was there when this all happened) That is false. Only one of them quit "because of" him. You don't need to take my word for it: Stephen Shankland's piece [1] is the least-inaccurate account of what happened there. And in fact, your statement is not even logical. Think about it: Who hires a CEO? A company's board. Now you're saying that a huge chunk of the board quit because of a hire that they themselves were responsible for making? That makes no sense. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-under-fire-inside-the-9-day-reign-of-fallen-ceo-brendan-eich/ https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-under-fire-inside-the-9-da...
- DonHopkins 6y ago
  You forgot to mention the most important and commonly misstated fact that Brendan Eich was NOT fired, and was NOT asked to resign, and was NOT "kicked out". The false narratives that the board fired him, and also that half the board quit because of him, both directly contradict the official statement published on the Mozilla Blog, and Brendan's own words he published on Twitter: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/05/faq-on-ceo-resignation/ https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/05/faq-on-ceo-resignat... >On April 3, 2014 Brendan Eich voluntarily stepped down as CEO of Mozilla. [...] >Q: Was Brendan Eich fired? >A: No, Brendan Eich resigned. Brendan himself said: >“I have decided to resign as CEO effective April 3rd, and leave Mozilla. Our mission is bigger than any one of us, and under the present circumstances, I cannot be an effective leader. I will be taking time before I decide what to do next.” >Brendan Eich also blogged on this topic. >Q: Was Brendan Eich asked to resign by the Board? >A: No. It was Brendan’s idea to resign, and in fact, once he submitted his resignation, Board members tried to get Brendan to stay at Mozilla in another C-level role. Despite that irrefutable proof of Mozilla's and Brendan's own words that he resigned of his own free will, and the Board actually wanted him to stay, GamerGate followers love to spread conspiracy theories based on those false narratives, framing Brendan as a victim and martyr, instead of respecting the human rights of the people whose marriages Brendan donated his money to destroy.
  - dblohm7 6y ago
    Indeed. This is very true, but I've become exhausted from repeating it ad infinitum. Six+ years is a long time in tech, and yet we're still talking about this nonsense.
- input_sh 6y ago
  I guess that's what happens when I trust Wikipedia without looking it up further. Thanks for the correction!

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