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Will the people who tried to boycott Mozilla over Brendan Eich's appointment also refuse to use any of his creations? If OkCupid said that they were planning t

Will the people who tried to boycott Mozilla over Brendan Eich's appointment also refuse to use any of his creations? If OkCupid said that they were planning to stop using Javascript because of his views I would have respected them a lot more than simply vilifying someone for their private personal donations to causes they believe in.

mirkules 13y ago
To summarize the real issue here: if we stopped using a company's products just because we disagree with the personal views of its founders, leaders or employees, we wouldn't use any products at all. This event worries me because it makes freedom of speech effectively irrelevant.