Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO

Re:Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO by return0 on Thursday April 03, 2014 @03:18PM (#7525376)

For example, if the mob tomorrow decides that it's OK to give up privacy for "security", mozilla will happily have to oblige to become a state security tool. That's why strong leadership with values is needed.

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Re:Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO by danudey on Thursday April 03, 2014 @03:35PM (#7525655)

I don't think 'standing in the way of equality' is really the kind of values that Mozilla needs.

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Re:Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO by return0 on Thursday April 03, 2014 @03:49PM (#7525826)

Apparently "tolerant to opposing political opinions" is not such a value either.

I presume most Mozilla users, myself included, are in favor of gay marriage, yet there is no clause that you "have to support gay marriage" to use Mozilla software. It's also obvious that if Eich ever let his political beliefs affect his decisions on software he would be fired immediately.

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Re:Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO by ralfd on Thursday April 03, 2014 @08:30PM (#7528262)

Ironically I think it is ultimately a privacy issue. His (small) donation shouldn't have been publicly disclosed.

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