Maybe if those of you who supposedly hoped he would stay had stood up for him in public instead of leaving him alone with the pressure, he'd still be with you. Sorry, cowardly silence isn't support, and choosing not to support someone under pressure is the same thing as pressuring him yourselves. Color me unimpressed unless you can show that there was, in fact, public support from the majority at Mozilla who -- now, we are supposed to believe -- was on his side.
On Saturday, April 5, 2014 11:36:42 AM UTC-4, Till Schneidereit wrote: > Linda, > > > > thank you for messaging instead of just silently turning your back on us. > > > > Yes, Brendan deserved better. Much, much better. I doubt there is a single > > person within Mozilla both as an organization and a community that thinks > > otherwise. > > > > Which is why we didn't make him leave. After enduring the public battering > > for 11 days and trying to find a way to be an effective leader under the > > circumstances, he made the decision to step down. > > > > Since you care so deeply about this topic and feel betrayed, I hope you can > > take the time to read these following blog posts that contain explanations > > and perspectives of a much higher quality than I could provide: > > http://blog.gerv.net/2014/04/your-ire-is-misdirected/ > > https://medium.com/p/7645a4bf8a2 > > > > > > thank you for your time, > > till > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 6:57 PM, Lin Sin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hey, I have preferred and used Mozilla for over 6 years. Your lack of > > > tolerance for people who are different, who think differently than YOU, > > > seems to elevate and entitles you to make someone leave who has contributed > > > so much to Mozilla--Unbelievable. > > > > > > Now, Mozilla's favorable standing with me is in jeopardy. > > > > > > Mozilla need to Get totally rid of your obvious 'Intolerance, lack of free > > > speech, exclusivity, non-diversity' stance, or lose the base that keeps you > > > in place. Be who you claim to be, stand up for that, instead of pretending > > > it. > > > Diversity means embracing all people, regardless of their thinking, sex, > > > age, ugliness, beauty, etc. Where is the equality in this situation here? > > > SHAME, SHAME ON YOU AT MOZILLA. > > > > > > What would you have done, if Brendan had been a sex-changed man, who had > > > simply changed his mind about anything----(OR ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO EVER > > > CHANGE OUR MINDS OR BELIEFS??), but condemned forever. > > > > > > Brendan Eich deserved better than this from Mozilla. Too bad for him that > > > he is of that segment of society that now has to be cast down. A White > > > Male who has beliefs about marriage that honor women. Too bad. > > > > > > Total outrage. But, someone with this much knowledge and ability will land > > > on his feet, and I will join his next creation--as I am sure he has learned > > > a lesson about non-diversity and intolerance from working at Mozilla. > > > > > > Thanks for showing what Mozilla is really about. > > > > > > Linda > > > _______________________________________________ > > > governance mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance > > > _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
