On Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:33:26 PM UTC-5, G. King wrote: > I have used Firefox forever it seems, even when it got slow and clunky. I > recommended it to all who would listen. I really makes me feel extremely bad > that Mr. Eich had to resign from a company he had invested everything in. His > whole professional life for the last 15 years I assume. I don't care about > Gay marriage rights, or the lack thereof. I just don't care. I just used the > browser and and believed in what Mozilla was doing. I just feel horrible for > Mr. Eich. What a tragedy for him. > [clipped] > > I have removed Mozilla from all devices I own and have recommended for all > users of my website to do the same. Why you may ask? Because Mozilla started > this by letting their employees personally call for the ousting of the boss > instead of just quitting themselves as is done in the rest of the world. You > should have done something about that, in only my opinion of course.
G. King wrote what I wanted to say. I was an evangelist for Firefox. I donated to Mozilla and still have the shirt (Not sure what to do with it now.). Now it sickens me to see what has happened to Mozilla. These events which unfolded and Mozilla's, especially Mitchell Baker, failure to manage them are forcing me to alternatives like Chromium. It is scary to think what the web would be like without Mozilla constantly beating the drum for openness. What they accomplished for the web, they were unable to achieve in the office. Please don't send me the link to the FAQ. Read it. Makes matters only worse given Mitchell's infamous blog post. Some said Brendan lacked the leadership qualities to be CEO. I don't know if true, but it appears Mitchell certainly lacks leadership qualities as she and the board failed to stand by their man. Not the man's opinions (not required), but his appointment. An attack on his appointment is an attack on those who appointed him. What was the closest thing to a defense Mozilla's board gave? A blog post from Mitchell on what appears to be her personal blog site. The day he leaves, an explanation gets first class treatment, a spot on Mozilla's blog stating "But this time we failed to listen, to engage, and to be guided by our community." Guided by our community? Really? So that's why Eich is no more. The board turned into a bowl of spaghetti. Mitchell, you stand by that horrible blog post and watch thousands in the community take to the exit doors. But, many have heard these arguments before. How can Mozilla get out of this? 1) Hire Brendan back. If that's not possible, convince Brendan to give a full explanation of why he left and the events as he saw it leading to his decision. Bonus if he state honestly (without pressure) his thoughts and feelings on Mozilla and its projects. 2) Fire Mitchell Baker. Her blog post the day Brendan left was obviously an attempt to get good PR. It now looks foolish and stands in contrast to what the FAQ says. 3) Adopt openness. Not merely in words, but in action. Allowing someone to be pressured into leaving for participating legally and privately in the democratic process on an issue that's already been won by the opposition in the courts is revenge, plain and simple. It's no way to influence people and win friends. _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
