Re:History of Web Browser Engines from 1990 until today
by agloeregrets on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:12PM
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Lol that whole page was clearly built to make some people happy but goes WAY too far down the rabbit hole to make sure the homophobes feel included.
Re:History of Web Browser Engines from 1990 until today
by throw-7462637 on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:48PM
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How sad and tired that you have to keep dragging up this old story. I’m not going to go in the merits but may I suggest it’s time for forgiveness and reconciliation?
(Some of many examples of people pushing that false claim: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14994164 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24145537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7566200 )
He confirmed the fact that he resigned in his own words on his very own blog. In fact, the Mozilla board begged him to stay. The idea that he was pushed out or fired is just yet another false GamerGate conspiracy theory.
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/faq-on-ceo-resignation/
>1. Brendan was not fired and was not asked by the Board to resign. Brendan voluntarily submitted his resignation. The Board acted in response by inviting him to remain at Mozilla in another C-level position. Brendan declined that offer. The Board respects his decision.
>Q: Was Brendan Eich fired?
>A: No, Brendan Eich resigned. Brendan himself said:
>“I have decided to resign as CEO effective April 3rd, and leave Mozilla. Our mission is bigger than any one of us, and under the present circumstances, I cannot be an effective leader. I will be taking time before I decide what to do next.”
>Brendan Eich also blogged on this topic.
https://brendaneich.com/2014/04/the-next-mission/
>Q: Was Brendan Eich asked to resign by the Board?
>A: No. It was Brendan’s idea to resign, and in fact, once he submitted his resignation, Board members tried to get Brendan to stay at Mozilla in another C-level role.