Respectfully, I don't think this Dropbox issue is the same at all. From what I've read, the concern is that, since she was part of the government when it appears to have significantly increased its intrusions upon the privacy of citizens, her commitment to user privacy is questionable. This seems like a reasonable concern. This is about her actions as a government official, not her personal, private beliefs that are kept separate from one's professional life.
It also seems to be spearheaded by actual Dropbox users (and paying customers), not third-party special interest groups that want to send a political message. It's completely different from what happened with Eich and Mozilla. The timing is coincidental. And I would argue that this Dropbox movement is a positive thing. It actually is a free-market situation, because it's actual customers who are threatening to take their business elsewhere, and that because they are concerned that they will be treated differently as customers. It's not a media-fueled Internet mob that is completely unrelated to the product or service in question. _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
