On Monday, April 7, 2014 8:19:18 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: > On Monday, April 7, 2014 3:19:46 AM UTC-4, Adam Porter wrote: > > > I've already posted a thread here criticizing Mozilla for what I think was > > a failure to adequately support and defend Brendan Eich. > > > > > > > > > > > > Having said that, I don't think that uninstalling Firefox is the answer. > > Perhaps Mozilla did fall short of defending him, but that does not mean > > that everyone at Mozilla approves of what happened or how it happened, nor > > does it mean that Mozilla has become a political organization--that is, one > > oriented toward issues other than the freedom and openness of the Internet. > > > > > > > > > > I didn't want to delete Firefox, I liked it. I feel like I would have been > violating my own integrity if I kept it though. How can I support Mozilla > when they responded the way they did. I mean - they say Eich resigned. But > look at the press release afterwards, apologizing, talking about tolerance, > equality, and freedom of speech. It's sickening considering what they had > just done. He was JUST voted into the position, he was obviously the right > person for the job. I feel bad for him, and I blame the LGBT lobby for this. > But Mozilla didn't help at all. What were they thinking - they just rolled > over, let him leave, and begged forgiveness. And now what? They haven't > said anything except brief comments that say little and mean nothing.
I understand how you feel. As Nick has said, please consider that the picture we have as outsiders is not necessarily complete. Also, please don't assume that the board is happy with what happened or how they handled it. I encourage you to not overreact or react too quickly. We do have common goals, and we need each other to achieve them. There is on this planet an endless assault on privacy, human rights, openness, and freedom, and the Internet has become a powerful medium through which this war is waged. Mozilla is not perfect, but it's a vital player in this struggle. This whole mess was caused by a failure to forgive and move on. Let us not perpetuate the cycle. Let us demonstrate a better way forward. _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
