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Breaking News: Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO

posted by NCommander on Thursday April 03 2014, @07:34PM   Printer-friendly
As of today, Brendan Eich has stepped down as CEO of Mozilla. From the Mozilla blog:

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.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by threedigits on Tuesday April 08 2014, @04:10PM

    by threedigits (607) on Tuesday April 08 2014, @04:10PM (#28252)

    OK, let's dot a few "i" and cross a few "t":

    what he CANNOT be allowed to do is to force others (by rule of law) to follow HIS views.

    AFAIK, this is NOT what the law proposal he backed was about. It did not criminalize gays or their union, just the ability to call their union "marriage".

    his views are toxic. he's an asshole

    I translate that as "I don't like him". So what?

    my hate is for him, alone

    Hate is not a positive feeling. You will do bad if you let it drive your decisions.

    he wants to restrict other peoples' freedom.

    That's right. That's what laws are about.

    hating one person for trying to force his views on everyone else is not a bad thing.

    Yes, it is. Arguing is right, as is opposing to. Hating is another thing altogether.

    hating a whole group of people because they believe differently AND trying to take away their rights is quite evil.

    I haven't seen hate in any of his actions. He has a moral position, which may be wrong, but doesn't imply hate.

    there IS an absolute right and wrong here.

    My personal observation is that right or wrong are always relative to who you ask. For example, you may consider which evil is greater: opposing gay marriage (which is something that can be reverted) or banning someone from a job for his political positions (which cannot be undone). Consider that here Mozilla as a whole has suffered as much damage as Eich. I personally find the second one much worse.

    all based on his Christian views.

    So, are christians the next "blacks"? Please, don't do that. Use your reason, and do not spread hate. Specially undiscriminating hate.

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