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Re:Jwz and Brendan Eich discuss the origins of JavaScript (2... by patrickmay on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @07:43AM (#7514841)
<i>The problem is that it's not healthy for Firefox to be seen as pro or anti women's rights, or whatever not-directly-web-related political issue, really.</i>

See the problem now?

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Re:Jwz and Brendan Eich discuss the origins of JavaScript (2... by Solarsail on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @09:10AM (#7515206)
I would rather avoid a browser that was either pro or anti women's rights. Or pro or anti abortion. Or pro or anti slavery. Or pro or anti human. Although an anti-human browser might be cool... Tools should not be politically oriented, in general. Mild special case for politics pertaining to the tools themselves, like Firefox supporting an open web.
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Re:Jwz and Brendan Eich discuss the origins of JavaScript (2... by rockdoe on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @08:54AM (#7515106)
No. Unless you're implying gay people are less important than women?
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