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Nothing in the post indicates he's reversed his stance on prohibiting his gay employees from marrying.

Touche 13y ago
Luckily he doesn't have authority over that as their CEO. He addressed the things he does have authority over.
rubiquity 13y ago
Would you believe him even if he did? If this whole event caused him to change his stance on gay marriage, it would probably be the wrong event to do so. If Brendan decides to support gay marriage it should happen because his values have changed, not because people are mad that he is a CEO who doesn't support gay marriage.
MrZongle2 13y ago
Which companies have CEOs that have the power to prevent anyone from marrying?
- foolinaround 13y ago
  When did he prohibit his gay employees from marrying? Or has any actions of his in the management of mozilla been proven to be to the detriment of gay employees? If not, what is all this witchhunt about? it is true that gay people were hurt, so they need to take extra care now that they do not start a new witchhunt.
coldtea 13y ago
And it's his right as a private citizen to have his own opinion on the matter. That's why people vote, because they don't agree on all issues. That's totally irrelevant with respect to what he'll do as a CEO. And, last time I checked, prohibiting your employees to marry, was not in a CEO's powers (or responsibilities).
- brown9-2 13y ago
  And Mozilla employees, contributors, and users have the same exact right as a private citizen to be upset about Eich's personal beliefs on the matter. The "right to have your own opinion" extends to everyone involved - pulling this card out to defend his beliefs doesn't end any debate.
  - coldtea 13y ago
    >And Mozilla employees, contributors, and users have the same exact right as a private citizen to be upset about Eich's personal beliefs on the matter. They should have the exact same right in the exaxt same way: as "private citizens". That is, not as Mozilla employees trying to oppose a CEO placement. That they don't like his personal beliefs should in no way get in the way of working with him -- unless he brings those to the way the company operates.
    - tommorris 13y ago
      Pretty much all the Mozilla employees I've seen on social media have been quiet as lambs or supportive of Eich.
      - davidgerard 13y ago
        I expect this was heartening: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/mozilla-employees-to-brendan-eich-step-down/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/mozilla-employees-to...

Luckily he doesn't have authority over that as their CEO. He addressed the things he does have authority over.

Would you believe him even if he did? If this whole event caused him to change his stance on gay marriage, it would probably be the wrong event to do so. If Brendan decides to support gay marriage it should happen because his values have changed, not because people are mad that he is a CEO who doesn't support gay marriage.

MrZongle2 13y ago

Which companies have CEOs that have the power to prevent anyone from marrying?

foolinaround 13y ago
When did he prohibit his gay employees from marrying? Or has any actions of his in the management of mozilla been proven to be to the detriment of gay employees? If not, what is all this witchhunt about? it is true that gay people were hurt, so they need to take extra care now that they do not start a new witchhunt.

coldtea 13y ago

And it's his right as a private citizen to have his own opinion on the matter. That's why people vote, because they don't agree on all issues. That's totally irrelevant with respect to what he'll do as a CEO. And, last time I checked, prohibiting your employees to marry, was not in a CEO's powers (or responsibilities).

brown9-2 13y ago
And Mozilla employees, contributors, and users have the same exact right as a private citizen to be upset about Eich's personal beliefs on the matter. The "right to have your own opinion" extends to everyone involved - pulling this card out to defend his beliefs doesn't end any debate.
- coldtea 13y ago
  >And Mozilla employees, contributors, and users have the same exact right as a private citizen to be upset about Eich's personal beliefs on the matter. They should have the exact same right in the exaxt same way: as "private citizens". That is, not as Mozilla employees trying to oppose a CEO placement. That they don't like his personal beliefs should in no way get in the way of working with him -- unless he brings those to the way the company operates.
  - tommorris 13y ago
    Pretty much all the Mozilla employees I've seen on social media have been quiet as lambs or supportive of Eich.
    - davidgerard 13y ago
      I expect this was heartening: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/mozilla-employees-to-brendan-eich-step-down/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/mozilla-employees-to...