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Competency be damned! He held controversial opinions and supported like-minded causes! Destroy him! Edit: Downvotes, but no replies. Come on, kids...if you

• matthewmacleod 13y ago
  He held personal opinions which were incompatible with those of the organisation he was leading, and were actively opposed to the interests of many in the wider community he was a visible and important leader of. That's why there was so much backlash against the appointment, and in itself stands as evidence that he was not a suitable choice for the position.
  • MrZongle2 13y ago
    First: thank you for responding, regardless of your up/down/no vote. But I disagree that his personal opinions were incompatible with Mozilla. They make software, Eich makes software. Mozilla has nothing to do with social activism. Well, at least, they didn't until now.
    • matthewmacleod 13y ago
      Mozilla explicitly states that one of it's goals is to foster an inclusive and diverse software community. In their position, where they do so much work related to community engagement, do you not see how the views of their CEO conflicting with their stated mission is a problem?
      • bashcoder 13y ago
        Whatever your beliefs, I'm not sure how this saga fosters either inclusiveness or diversity, and I'm afraid the word community has lost all meaning.
      • blisterpeanuts 13y ago
        If they're inclusive and diverse, then they should welcome people with different political perspectives. This isn't about tolerance and inclusiveness. It's about satisfying an angry, vindictive segment of the population that demands a sacrifice. Whether morally right or not, they have stepped in some deep doo-doo, and offended a broad swath of Mozilla supporters.