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Eich seems like a lovely chap, I didn't really know about his donation. That sadly qualifies him as a homophobe, once thing is disagreeing with gay marriage, an
by mavdi 13y ago
Eich seems like a lovely chap, I didn't really know about his donation. That sadly qualifies him as a homophobe, once thing is disagreeing with gay marriage, another is actively donating the cause to ban it.
On the other hand, I find some of the reaction silly. OKCupid for instance. Firefox is the work of hundreds of people, taking a brush and striking them all off isn't right. What best is that this is left to Mozilla, let them handle this.
- mercurial 13y ago> That sadly qualifies him as a homophobe, once thing is disagreeing with gay marriage, another is actively donating the cause to ban it. All the difference is in how much you value your money. I'm not sure if it makes him a homophobe, really, or somebody taking his interpretation of religious texts (assuming that's the reason) too seriously. That said, the current witch hunt leaves me uncomfortable.
- iSnow 13y ago>All the difference is in how much you value your money No, the difference is in holding an opinion vs. using the existing power that money confers to deny equal rights to a group of people.
- mercurial 13y agoI'm talking in terms of personal investment from the point of view of the donor, not in terms of practical effects.
- dredmorbius 13y agoI find some of the reaction silly. The point of social and moral suasion is to make clear to people that certain actions are not accepted or tolerated by the community, and that holding to them will hurt you. In the case of OKCupid, I strongly suspect that their preferred outcome would be for Eich to be replaced with someone qualified for the position who doesn't go out of their way to extend personal resources to those who support quashing the rights of others. Not to bury the Firefox browser. Extending the message to those who use Firefox is one way to do this.