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Personally I don't know what to think when organizations mix their core business (e.g. making a web browser) and politics (e.g. support for free speech). I'd li
by grn 13y ago
Personally I don't know what to think when organizations mix their core business (e.g. making a web browser) and politics (e.g. support for free speech). I'd like to see politics and business as separate as possible. What do you think?
- mhurron 13y agoA little difficult to do when part of what made the Mozilla Foundation what it is is supporting equality. It would be hard to see a Skinhead leading a Kosher brand for the same reason.
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- grn 13y ago> A little difficult to do when part of what made the Mozilla Foundation what it is is supporting equality. Could you elaborate? I'm really not aware of the internals of the company.
- blisterpeanuts 13y agoIt would be hard to see a neo-Nazi appointed head of NAACP, too. Or a rabidly fundamentalist Baptist put in charge of Union of Reform Judaism. But that's not what happened here. Eich is not an extremist. His views were well within the mainstream, at least 4 years ago when this proposition was on the ballot. Heck it passed with 7 million voters in favor. Had he voted yes but not donated that $1000, no one would have even found out. What a stupid thing to pillory someone over, with all the problems in the world.