Alright, thank you both David and Till (especially for the link to Surman's blog entry). Your responses have been very helpful. I look forward to the release of the new phone product. Have a good weekend.
________________________________ From: Till Schneidereit <[email protected]> To: Bill Garrett <[email protected]> Cc: David Rajchenbach-Teller <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 4, 2014 1:37 PM Subject: Re: Should not have dismissed Eich Bill, I very much understand that it's a natural guess/assumption that Brendan was, implicitly or explicitly, forced to resign by the board. I don't have any insight knowledge on what was said in their meetings, but reading this post by someone who does, I believe that this truly was a decision Brendan made on his own: http://commonspace.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/mozilla-is-human/ I understood Mitchell's blog post to say that she agrees with Brendan that the situation made it impossible for him to be an effective CEO, and that it was therefore the right decision to step down. On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Bill Garrett <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks for your prompt response. I did not intend for my choice of words to suggest that I thought Eich was "fired." Eich's own statement reveals >that no firing took place and I did not use the term anywhere in my email >message. > >That aside, it is not unheard of for a beleaguered executive to accept a >voluntary dismissal as part of a negotiated arrangement with the company. >Your chairwoman's comments on the blog (in particular her apology on behalf of >Mozilla) would certainly suggest that something like this occurred in >connection with Eich's departure. > > >So, in light of your message, should I understand your comments to imply that >the >board exerted no pressure on Eich to resign? If so, it would seem to me that >Ms. Baker should consider amending her blog entry and other public comments in >the interest of transparency. > > > > >________________________________ > From: David Rajchenbach-Teller <[email protected]> >To: Bill Garrett <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" ><[email protected]> >Cc: Bro. John Devaney OP <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, April 4, 2014 10:48 AM >Subject: Re: Should not have dismissed Eich > > > >Thank you for your comments and your stand on freedom of speech. It >seems, however, that you were misinformed. Brendan Eich was not fired, >nor forced out by Mozilla. Brendan Eich chose to step down, as he felt >that the controversy was damaging for the mission of Mozilla. > >We will keep fighting the good fight for freedom of speech, for privacy >and for the open web. It is my hope that Brendan will keep contributing >to this fight, whether as part of Mozilla or as part of some other venture. > >Best regards, >David > > >On 4/4/14 1:20 AM, Bill Garrett wrote: >> Your decision to dismiss Eich is unfortunate. He was a respected man in the >> business and you bowed to pressure from folks who could not care less about >> Mozilla's future. Mozilla has become a tool that the board has placed at >> the service of an outside pressure group. >> >> >> William M. Garrett >> Washington, DC >> _______________________________________________ >> governance mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance >> > > >-- >David Rajchenbach-Teller, PhD >Performance Team, Mozilla > >_______________________________________________ >governance mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance > _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
