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I don't particularly think the politics of an executive defines the corporate culture of a company, so I'm not boycotting Mozilla just because the CEO has made

I don't particularly think the politics of an executive defines the corporate culture of a company, so I'm not boycotting Mozilla just because the CEO has made some questionable political contributions. However this post sends the wrong message for one reason - It is left unsigned by the CEO or anybody else in the organization. The omission of any sort of statement on his behalf speaks more than had Mozilla not addressed the concerns at all. At the very least, some high-level executive could have signed the post. The fact it isn't signed by anybody makes it seem like what could be a hollow promise.

codezero 13y ago
I agree. This statement seems very dispassionate, but as stated here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7471718 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7471718 it sounds like it was done at the request of the org, which might explain why it is not signed by an individual. That said, from my personal experience, I disagree about the politics of individual executives, but that seems much more like a subjective statement, so I wouldn't enter a knife fight based on that assertion :)
quesera 13y ago
Agreed. Eich needs to make a personal statement. We never questioned the organization, previously. This is an important matter to the community which created and supported Mozilla from the beginning. To us, Mozilla represents freedoms and rights for all people. For the incoming CEO to have taken a strong (and public) position at odds with that representation suggests that Mozilla has changed, or will change, or that we were mistaken. This compromises Eich's ability to be an effective leader of the community. He is presumed to support inequality, bigotry, and hatred. How can we ignore this? Mozilla is bigger and broader and stronger than one person, but Eich's presumed views are toxic and antithetical to what we believe Mozilla stands for. These views should not be elevated to a position of official and executive leadership in our community.

codezero 13y ago

I agree. This statement seems very dispassionate, but as stated here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7471718 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7471718 it sounds like it was done at the request of the org, which might explain why it is not signed by an individual. That said, from my personal experience, I disagree about the politics of individual executives, but that seems much more like a subjective statement, so I wouldn't enter a knife fight based on that assertion :)

quesera 13y ago

Agreed. Eich needs to make a personal statement. We never questioned the organization, previously. This is an important matter to the community which created and supported Mozilla from the beginning. To us, Mozilla represents freedoms and rights for all people. For the incoming CEO to have taken a strong (and public) position at odds with that representation suggests that Mozilla has changed, or will change, or that we were mistaken. This compromises Eich's ability to be an effective leader of the community. He is presumed to support inequality, bigotry, and hatred. How can we ignore this? Mozilla is bigger and broader and stronger than one person, but Eich's presumed views are toxic and antithetical to what we believe Mozilla stands for. These views should not be elevated to a position of official and executive leadership in our community.