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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: 2) by gallondr00nk on Thursday April 03 2014, @11:04PM
Indeed, and they often mistake disagreement for intolerance. I can be tolerant and respectful while at the same time disagreeing, even vocally.
I've seen plenty of arguments where one party turns to the other and says "well, you're intolerant of my beliefs/views!" No, surely being intolerant would be descending to name calling, or threatening violence to you because of your views. It would be campaigning to have your views made illegal or marginalised. It would be trying to irradicate your views and force those that hold them to the margins of society.