Hi Fred, I think it would be deeply unfair to label Mozilla as intolerant because of the actions of external groups. We've always believed that Mozilla has to include everyone, and that private beliefs are separate from Mozilla, and Brendan has scrupulously adhered to that principle from the beginning. Mozilla supported Brendan when the donations came to light years ago, and his private beliefs did not prevent him from taking over all of engineering last year, or being appointed as CEO this year.
Brendan stepped down in what he felt was the right decision for himself, his family, and Mozilla. I hope you never have to live through the amount of anger and abuse Brendan faced over the last two weeks. -- Mike -----Original Message----- From: governance [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: April 6, 2014 7:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: As is likely true for countless other long term Mozilla supporters - I've replaced all of my Mozilla products in retaliation for Brenden Eich's forced ousting. On the off chance that someone who cares actually reads this, I'll simply comment that I have pushed non-Mozilla products aside for many years in favor of Mozilla and what I believed to be an honest pursuit of individual freedom. Your CEO resignation exposes that to be tenuous at best. As you certainly must realize, you've really stepped in it now and the damage is really only starting. The rub isn't whether or not me or millions like me agree or disagree with Brenden Eich's position on traditional marriage, but the utter intolerance demonstrated through these actions in the very name of freedom and tolerance. How unfortunate. I suspect this may be the final nail on the Mozilla coffin. Time will tell. _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
