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I really think Eich is going to have to step down at some point. The backlash hasn't calmed down and Mozilla is going to risk losing more users over this. At so

by ancarda 13y ago

I really think Eich is going to have to step down at some point. The backlash hasn't calmed down and Mozilla is going to risk losing more users over this. At some point you have to ask if it's really worth it. Does Eich bring more value to Mozilla that countless developers and users that are boycotting the software?

zobzu 13y ago
actually stepping down might be worse than not, at this point. besides, people complaining about it are quite dumb: eich has been a major player in firefox since the birth of firefox. so basically, nothing has changed - him being ceo or not. If anything, this is triggered by people who want to hurt firefox, in any possible way. This includes but isn't limited to, competitors (Google Chrome, IE, etc.), disgruntled volunteers (refused checkings, you didn't fix my bug, etc), disgruntled employees (you don't work well you're fired, etc), people gaining from any advertising (okcupid, news, etc)
- davidgerard 13y ago
  Yes, it must be astroturf, not anyone sincerely pissed off on principle. Well done.
- omni 13y ago
  "besides, people complaining about it are quite dumb: eich has been a major player in firefox since the birth of firefox. so basically, nothing has changed - him being ceo or not." Except he's CEO now. The leader of the company. The public face that the company puts forward. The person that all the other employees are supposed to look up to. Other than that, nothing's changed.
  - vacri 13y ago
    Previously he was CTO of the same tech company - not exactly a minor CxO position with few people looking to him.
  - agapos 13y ago
    Never understood this "face of company" stuff Americans are so obsessed with... if he wouldn't have took that job, but kept working on a similarly influential position as he did up till date, no one would be making these "boycott Mozilla" self-advertisements, just as they didn't do anything alike before, right? Does all this mean that people care more about someone's three titular letters instead of his behaviour and actions in his position?
  - zobzu 13y ago
    if anything, mitchell is the face of the company, not the CEO. The CEO is the executive officer. Before that, he was CTO. Not exactly a nobody. The board has final say on everything, and mitchell seems to be the most active board member. I also tend to personally align with her opinions, I think she's great.

by ancarda 13y ago

zobzu 13y ago

actually stepping down might be worse than not, at this point. besides, people complaining about it are quite dumb: eich has been a major player in firefox since the birth of firefox. so basically, nothing has changed - him being ceo or not. If anything, this is triggered by people who want to hurt firefox, in any possible way. This includes but isn't limited to, competitors (Google Chrome, IE, etc.), disgruntled volunteers (refused checkings, you didn't fix my bug, etc), disgruntled employees (you don't work well you're fired, etc), people gaining from any advertising (okcupid, news, etc)

davidgerard 13y ago
Yes, it must be astroturf, not anyone sincerely pissed off on principle. Well done.
omni 13y ago
"besides, people complaining about it are quite dumb: eich has been a major player in firefox since the birth of firefox. so basically, nothing has changed - him being ceo or not." Except he's CEO now. The leader of the company. The public face that the company puts forward. The person that all the other employees are supposed to look up to. Other than that, nothing's changed.
- vacri 13y ago
  Previously he was CTO of the same tech company - not exactly a minor CxO position with few people looking to him.
- agapos 13y ago
  Never understood this "face of company" stuff Americans are so obsessed with... if he wouldn't have took that job, but kept working on a similarly influential position as he did up till date, no one would be making these "boycott Mozilla" self-advertisements, just as they didn't do anything alike before, right? Does all this mean that people care more about someone's three titular letters instead of his behaviour and actions in his position?
- zobzu 13y ago
  if anything, mitchell is the face of the company, not the CEO. The CEO is the executive officer. Before that, he was CTO. Not exactly a nobody. The board has final say on everything, and mitchell seems to be the most active board member. I also tend to personally align with her opinions, I think she's great.