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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: 5, Insightful) by cwix on Thursday April 03 2014, @09:38PM
You and everyone else in the country has the right to free speech (Donating money) You do not have the right to be free from criticism (which is others' free speech).
(Score: 1) by youngatheart on Thursday April 03 2014, @10:50PM
You're right of course. I was speaking tongue-in-cheek but the simple reality is that if you speak against the majority politically correct opinion, you're far more likely to suffer than if you speak to agree with it. The broader reality is that people who need good public opinion suffer the most any time they are involved with anything controversial and sometimes just if they're interesting.
(Score: 1) by Yog-Yogguth on Friday April 04 2014, @06:27AM
And if you're not on the right side whatever that is now or in the future then you're out of luck and a job and any rights at all in practice. You just now saw it happen. Same reason you have no rights when commenting on most "news" sites: you'll just disappear if that is in any way convenient, that's pure unmitigated fascism in full practice.
That's not something anyone ought to support because it makes them themselves hypocrites and bigots no matter what opinion they should happen to hold or oppose.
I find it dismaying that a lot of people seem unable to understand something this simple, never mind all that follows.
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