Thanks for responding. 1) Why didn't they offer him the CEO position? Has Mozilla attempted to persuade Brendan to speak publicly on this? What was his response?
2) Not blogging skills, but the content of the post was the straw that broke the camel's back. Missteps prior to are justification. She should have quelled this fire the second the "protest" began. And if it developed further, reiterate the board, including her, stands by their appointment and that doesn't require standing by his views outside Mozilla. A blog post on her personal web site is next to nothing. The handling and response were inadequate. But, she did take the time to write a lengthy blog post the day he left. She was ready to take advantage of that. :-\ 3) By not standing by and defending someone who differs in opinion. By not acting on information which should be private but forced to be public by California law. On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 9:33:34 AM UTC-5, David Rajchenbach-Teller wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions. Let me answer them piecewise. > > > > 1) As you know, Brendan resigned and declined the offers to remain at > > Mozilla in another leadership position, so there isn't much we can do > > about that. However, yes, it would be good if Brendan wrote a blog post > > with a full explanation. > > > > 2) We have lost one co-founder who was critical to the project. We are > > not going to lose another one, especially if the only criticism is on > > her blogging skills. > > > > 3) I'm not sure where that comes from. As you see it, how exactly have > > we not adopted openness? > > > > Best regards, > > David > > > > On 14/04/14 20:23, [email protected] wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > David Rajchenbach-Teller, PhD > > Performance Team, Mozilla _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
