On Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:39:37 AM UTC-5, David Rajchenbach-Teller wrote:
> However, I also believe that Mozilla is not the guilty party. We made > mistakes, for sure, but Mozilla is one the victims here, alongside with > Brendan. We have been the victim of an organized online attack and this > attack leaves us without a CEO, without a CTO, without one of our > co-founders. This attack, and Brendan's resignation, made us appear as > an organization that could be bullied. > > The question is: what should we do now? How do we get back up? > > If you have ideas, this is the right place to discuss them. This is a difficult question indeed. Right now, Mozilla could try to decide who it is willing to offend: those that demanded Eich's resignation, or those who are appalled at his resignation--more specifically, those who blame Mozilla for it. Whatever Mozilla does, some people will be offended. If Mozilla does nothing, some people will be offended. Mozilla could go for numbers and simply try to not offend whichever group is largest--including in the calculation the potential for each group to influence others. This could be effective in the short-term. But such an approach would not be principled. Such an approach would betray Mozilla's mission. Such an approach would betray Mozilla's community and its users. There is more at stake here than Firefox's market share. In order to make a principled decision, Mozilla must resolve to withstand the brunt of whatever short-term backlash will come. It also must be willing to revisit past decisions and do what is necessary to right any wrongs that it can. Then it must move boldly and firmly toward what's right. This is what Mozilla must do if it is to accomplish its long-term goals, which are in the interest of all people. It won't be easy. Enemies will be made. But as Winston Churchill once said, "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
