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Re:Ask HN: Which open source projects have kind, supportive,... by wildmusings on Sunday November 29, 2015 @01:51AM (#10644004)
That's an awfully strong judgment to make on the sole basis of a $1000 donation to a popular cause (one that won the election, no less). It's not like he was a leader of the anti- gay-marriage movement. If he didn't bring his politics to work, there was no good reason for anyone else to. There's no evidence that his views on gay marriage affected how he treated anyone at Mozilla. Not a single complaint as far as I've heard, and I'm sure that he interacted with a lot of people given that he was a co-founder of Mozilla.

Magnanimity in victory is a virtue for a democratic society. Do you really think that it's good to have political witch hunts every time the winds change on a social issue?

Re:Ask HN: Which open source projects have kind, supportive,... by pma on Sunday November 29, 2015 @02:05PM (#10645608)
Agree 100%. It is shameful the way they treated the man.I wont encourage anyone to participate in open source work in Mozilla.
Re:Ask HN: Which open source projects have kind, supportive,... by humanrebar on Sunday November 29, 2015 @04:49AM (#10644257)
> Magnanimity in victory is a virtue for a democratic society.

The word for this used to be "tolerance".

Re:Ask HN: Which open source projects have kind, supportive,... by reinhardt on Sunday November 29, 2015 @05:12AM (#10644283)
Re:Ask HN: Which open source projects have kind, supportive,... by humanrebar on Sunday November 29, 2015 @05:22AM (#10644297)
Was Eich intolerant? Or were his views just unpopular? I haven't seen any evidence of intolerance from his side of things.