Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO
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Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO
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Re: Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO
#2Wow, good for Brendan for putting the company ahead of himself.
I didn't notice if it said what Brendan's new role would be. I hope he continues to act as a defacto CTO and that the community will allow him to continue in this role as he's proven that he's more than capable of doing so.
This whole ordeal reminds me of the Steve Jobs parable about the janitor and VP. I guess the take away is that a rank and file employee can have what ever political beliefs they want, but once you become the CEO, there are certain beliefs that you just can not have anymore.
"Jobs imagines his garbage regularly not being emptied in his office, and when he asks the janitor why, he gets an excuse: The locks have been changed, and the janitor doesn’t have a key. This is an acceptable excuse coming from someone who empties trash bins for a living. The janitor gets to explain why something went wrong. Senior people do not. “When you’re the janitor,” Jobs has repeatedly told incoming VPs, “reasons matter.” He continues: “Somewhere between the janitor and the CEO, reasons stop mattering.” That “Rubicon,” he has said, “is crossed when you become a VP."
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#3I guess it's for the best. He simply became a magnet for controversy, so hopefully this quells people's sensibilities and lets the foundation focus on what it's meant to do.
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#4"Congrats" - All that makes me feel personally is that the people who pushed for this are extremists as well.
I don't know if that's a good move by Mozilla as well, although my guess is that it's a personal move from Eich who couldn't handle the pressure and the death threats (which, to be honest, I understand - even if some will say a CEO is supposed to be stronger than that).
Re: Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO
#5Wow, good for Brendan for putting the company ahead of himself. I didn't notice if it said what Brendan's new role would be. I hope he continues to act as a defacto CTO and that the community will allow him to continue in this role as he's proven that he's more than capable of doing so. This whole ordeal reminds me of the Steve Jobs parable about the janitor and VP. I guess the take away is that a rank and file emplo…
He left the foundation board also. If anything I think he's going to be keeping his head low for a bit, internally and in the press.
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#6I'm not sure how I feel about this one.
On the one hand, Brendan Eich had some beliefs that were against Mozilla's core values, but on the other hand we just showed that when a mob on the Internet wants something - they get it. It's scary because this mob has global reach, unlimited power, but isn't always right.
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#8Wow, what a rocky road at Mozilla these past few days/weeks. I wish them all the best. Kudos to those who spoke out against Eich. This is an important issue and a surprising outcome.
Re: Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO
#9"Congrats" - All that makes me feel personally is that the people who pushed for this are extremists as well. I don't know if that's a good move by Mozilla as well, although my guess is that it's a personal move from Eich who couldn't handle the pressure and the death threats (which, to be honest, I understand - even if some will say a CEO is supposed to be stronger than that).
Eh, I think everyone has a pain tolerance and he definitely met his.
Personally, I would have preferred he said his mind had changed over the intervening years and that he had made a mistake. Then stayed CEO, of course.
I think the real reason he left is the fact he had enough ethical integrity to realize his brand damaged Mozilla's brand. That, and his beliefs were unchanged so he could not offer a genuine retraction.
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#10I'm not sure how I feel about this one. On the one hand, Brendan Eich had some beliefs that were against Mozilla's core values, but on the other hand we just showed that when a mob on the Internet wants something - they get it. It's scary because this mob has global reach, unlimited power, but isn't always right.
Who is "this mob"?