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We didn't act like you'd expect Mozilla to act. We didn't move fast enough to engage with people once the controversy started. We're sorry. We must do better.
Brendan Eich has chosen to step down from his role as CEO. He's made this decision for Mozilla and our community.
Mozilla believes both in equality and freedom of speech. Equality is necessary for meaningful speech. And you need free speech to fight for equality. Figuring out how to stand for both at the same time can be hard.Our organizational culture reflects diversity and inclusiveness. We welcome contributions from everyone regardless of age, culture, ethnicity, gender, gender-identity, language, race, sexual orientation, geographical location and religious views. Mozilla supports equality for all.
We have employees with a wide diversity of views. Our culture of openness extends to encouraging staff and community to share their beliefs and opinions in public. This is meant to distinguish Mozilla from most organizations and hold us to a higher standard. But this time we failed to listen, to engage, and to be guided by our community.
As of this time, there is no named successor or statement on who will be taking over Mozilla's leadership.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Tork on Thursday April 03 2014, @08:32PM
🏳️🌈 Proud Ally 🏳️🌈
(Score: 2) by Sir Garlon on Thursday April 03 2014, @08:42PM
When I was in kindergarten there was a kid a couple of years older who would knock me down so I'd skin my knees and cry. I told my mom and her advice was useless. I told my brother and his advice was "you should knock _him_ down." So the next day I got behind him and wham! Knocked him down, made him cry. After that he steered clear of me.
So, yes, it's revenge and hate.
[Sir Garlon] is the marvellest knight that is now living, for he destroyeth many good knights, for he goeth invisible.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Thursday April 03 2014, @08:45PM
🏳️🌈 Proud Ally 🏳️🌈
(Score: 3, Funny) by TheGratefulNet on Thursday April 03 2014, @09:19PM
just like joe pesci, it sounds like you're the kind of guy who can get things done!
"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 04 2014, @03:15AM
Getting a group of people to act in concert to intimidate someone until they fulfill your wish is not "standing up to a bully", it is called hounding or bullying (even though the target may be a bully himself, although I don't see how donating $1000 makes you a bully).
This is just a mild form of mob rule - if I get enough people on my side, I can make you do what I want.
Pushing someone to resign his job just because you disagree with his opinion is bigotry. Doing so because you perceive that he did something to hurt you in the past is revenge. Doing either with anger within you is hate.
So yes, it is a combination of revenge/hate/bigotry. Even victims of bigotry can be bigots themselves.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Friday April 04 2014, @04:29PM
🏳️🌈 Proud Ally 🏳️🌈