Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by robbyking » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 4:35 PM UTC

Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO
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Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by Ashan » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 5:12 PM UTC

While they're entitled to do that, wouldn't it have made sense to boycott long ago when Eich helped found Mozilla?

Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by nobody_nowhere » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 5:14 PM UTC

Ashan wrote: post #2

While they're entitled to do that, wouldn't it have made sense to boycott long ago when Eich helped found Mozilla?

Doesn't that predate his donation?

Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by smickie » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 5:15 PM UTC

Ashan wrote: post #2

While they're entitled to do that, wouldn't it have made sense to boycott long ago when Eich helped found Mozilla?

Sounds like it only came out the Brendan Eich was homophobic when he recently supported overturning Prop 8.

Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by transitionality » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 5:16 PM UTC

smickie wrote: post #4

Ashan wrote: post #2

While they're entitled to do that, wouldn't it have made sense to boycott long ago when Eich helped found Mozilla?

Sounds like it only came out the Brendan Eich was homophobic when he recently supported overturning Prop 8.

The former does not follow from the latter.

Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by nobody_nowhere » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 5:17 PM UTC

I don't like to tell other people what to do, but I wouldn't want to see any revenue generated (even indirectly) by me find its way into this guy's pocket. Not that there's a truly positive or better option....

Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by trebor » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 5:17 PM UTC

Isn't this just intolerant of his own views and morals? He's free to have those, last I checked.

Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by transitionality » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 5:17 PM UTC

Not a significant threat. I think the developer community can easily weather the loss of a couple of percent of its ranks.

Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by Ashan » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 5:17 PM UTC

nobody_nowhere wrote: post #3

Ashan wrote: post #2

While they're entitled to do that, wouldn't it have made sense to boycott long ago when Eich helped found Mozilla?

Doesn't that predate his donation?

While it does, the donation was made 6 years ago. He has been CEO for less than a week. At the time he was CTO.

Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO

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Post by jrs235 » Wed, Mar 26, 2014, 5:20 PM UTC

trebor wrote: post #7

Isn't this just intolerant of his own views and morals? He's free to have those, last I checked.

Times have changed.

It use to be you were only allowed to have (and voice) popular views and beliefs.

Today you are not allowed to have (and voice) unpopular views and beliefs.