To pre-empt the copy-pasters (yes, I'm talking about you David Rajchenbach-Teller), most of us are wise enough to know that resignation is often almost the same as firing. At the very least, those at Mozilla who should have supported Brenden gave none, showing him that they were willing to be bystanders while others did dirty work against him. Based on public statements by the company, they probably provided more pressure than this and helped throw the stones.
It is a governance issue that the best person for a position is not supported or allowed to stay simply because of a political donation. Mozilla doesn't stand for openness. It stands, placed in the best possible light, for appeasing gay rights agenda over political speech of its employees. That is a problem. We will pass up people simply because someone's personal views don't line up with the current dominant political ideology. It is a bad way to run what could be an excellent organization, not to mention "evil." Brendan's case is the equivalent of firing someone because they voted for the wrong party or the wrong candidate, and is very disgusting. And remember, just because the public relations department is able to "hide" the real reason Eich is gone, it has the same effect. _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
