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> So, if it came out that an executive at some company had donated money to the KKK, they should be somehow forced to keep him on? What if it came out that an
by mpyne 13y ago
> So, if it came out that an executive at some company had donated money to the KKK, they should be somehow forced to keep him on?
What if it came out that an executive at some company had donated money to the Republican Party?
But either way, no one is saying Mozilla should have been forced to retain Eich against their will. Rather, Mozilla's Board had decided he was the best guy for the job, despite his thoughtcrime, until enough people and companies started ganging up on them and threatening the viability of the project.
Expressing your speech is one thing, boycotting is one thing (indeed, think of all the people now boycotting Mozilla), but trying to burn down a project a là OkCupid is a whole 'nother bag.
- zorpner 13y ago> What if it came out that an executive at some company had donated money to the Republican Party? Then... people would be free to boycott them? The company would be free to decide, like Mozilla did, whether it's worth keeping that executive on? I agree that the OKCupid thing was a little distasteful, but that's mostly because it was so blatantly a ploy to get themselves some of the press surrounding the situation. I still wouldn't want to enact any policy that would ban them from doing so, however.
- mpyne 13y agoAt what point will people understand that someone saying "You should not do this thing" DOES NOT mean "This thing you do should be banned"?