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Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by dragonwriter on Monday February 08, 2016 @08:02PM (#11062271)
> So now that we've gotten that out of our system, we can realize that there's a difference between being criticized and losing one's job because of one's political opinions

As I see it, Eich didn't lose his job because of his political opinions, he lost (or decided to leave) his job because of his inability to perform basic duties of the job -- a CEO, after all, must ultimately be responsible for managing a company, including its public image and relations with its employees, customers, etc.

And, honestly, I think that even with the past donation, the situation was manageable, and that anyone who was up to the task of being CEO of an organization like Mozilla could have managed it.

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Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by 13thLetter on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @02:01PM (#11067766)
I don't see how that's relevant in the grand scheme of things. In particular, it doesn't justify what the mob did, or make it good that we have these mobs.
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