Isn't this just intolerant of his own views and morals? He's free to have those, last I checked.
According to these folks, it's okay to have your own views and morals. That is, as long as it is politically correct.
Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO
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#12Maybe they should boycott companies that do business in India since homosexuality is actually still outlawed there (as in outright illegal - even in Russia homosexuality is legal)... This gets no press.
But no, let's rag on Mozilla because Brendan Eich has views we don't agree with.
Linus Torvalds and Richard Stallman both have views I don't like but I use Linux and GNU software... In fact, if I were to boycott everyone I didn't agree with I'd have to live in a hole in the ground.
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#13Isn't this just intolerant of his own views and morals? He's free to have those, last I checked.
If his views and morals clash with basic human rights, then he deserves whatever "intolerant" reactions he receives.
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#14The biggest impact this could possibly have is in producing legislation that lets large donations conceal their source because of fear of hateful retaliation. Ironic I know.
If we don't want to have those laws we need to be a little less witch-hunty about what we discover in the records.
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#15Isn't this just intolerant of his own views and morals? He's free to have those, last I checked.
No. People are free to associate with whomever they wish. Just as Mozilla is free to appoint an anti-gay CEO, those of us who disagree with that direction are free to go elsewhere when we choose to contribute to an open-source project.
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#16Warning, this site seems to have some articles that are probably NSFW at many places.
Re: Gay Developers Boycott As Mozilla Appoints Allegedly Anti-Gay CEO
#17Isn't this just intolerant of his own views and morals? He's free to have those, last I checked.
Of course he is. That doesn't make a boycott wrong, or the those who boycott "intolerant." Further the causes you wish to further, but be aware that as a consumer I may choose to withhold direct or indirect support based on your decisions. That's fair for everyone.
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#18The biggest impact this could possibly have is in producing legislation that lets large donations conceal their source because of fear of hateful retaliation. Ironic I know. If we don't want to have those laws we need to be a little less witch-hunty about what we discover in the records.
I personally don't think there's anything "witch-hunty" about this boycott. This information about Eich's donation has been available for some 6 years, and only became a recent issue when he was promoted to the head of an organization based on community values and community contributions.
I can guarantee you that the same thing would happen if someone who donated to Prop. 8 were appointed to the head of Wikimedia Foundation, or any similar organization that depends on a community's goodwill to flourish.
And to those commenting with complaints about what Eich is/isn't "allowed" to do: of course he's allowed to do whatever he wants (within the law). But if he takes a stand that is unpopular with some people, and is appointed to the head of an important organization, it's likewise their right to cease doing business with said organization.
I have mixed feelings. Some of the open source projects I'm most interested in at the moment are under the aegis of Mozilla, but I'm also not happy at all with the message this sends out to those of us who were deeply offended by Prop. 8.
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#19IMO, Mozilla's work for the public good is more important than this.
Times are changing quickly, but remember that Obama was on the same side as Eich, and prop 8 passed with a majority of voters. I don't think it is very helpful to be shaming everyone who did not support gay marriage in a vote 6 years ago.