I don't like this FAQ either, so I won't spend too much time defending it, but I believe it's better than nothing.
On 4/7/14 5:03 PM, Jim Taylor wrote: > > There is some truth in what you say. There are a lot of inaccuracies in > media reports. > > However, people can also see through the PR. The Mozilla FAQ is very > selective and leading. > > It fails to state if the board asked Brendan to stay on as CEO or as the > janitor? It does make a difference! - According to my sources, the Board asked Brendan to stay on as a CEO or, if he wouldn't, as a CTO. > People see Mitchell's blog post stating that Brendan was not the right > person, that Mozilla made a mistake. This is just not consistent with them > asking him to stay on as the CEO. - I don't remember such a blog post, nor can I find it. Can you point me to it? > The FAQ fails to address if Brendan is welcome to return as CEO. Mitchell's > blog post appears to slam the door, and you talk of moving on. People > understand that Brendan would have been under a lot of personal pressure but > also that a supportive organization would have given him time to reconsider. > This did not happen which is telling. - On this, your guess is as good as mine. > It is a fact that a board member resigned rather than appointing Brendan, but > the reason was not given. The FAQ fails to note this which makes it > misleading. - Well, that's pretty simple: he was the other candidate for the position of CEO. > The FAQ notes that Brendan is no longer even a contributor. You might want > to check your own facts! - I'm pretty sure that I am right – Brendan is still the owner of modules, among other things, which is very much a key position. Also, I don't even see this statement in the FAQ. Perhaps something wrote it down by error and removed that statement? Or are we referring to distinct FAQs? > People are just not that stupid to fall for the PR spin that Mozilla are > putting on this and it just adds to our contempt for what has occurred and > destroys trust. Well, we have seen plenty of people giving both Brendan and Mozilla the "guilty until proved" treatment. I am afraid that there is no answer to this. I can only give you my word of honor that I am not misrepresenting facts. Whether you decide to believe it is your call. Cheers, David -- David Rajchenbach-Teller, PhD Performance Team, Mozilla _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
