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> From: ebr...@fountainsquarehouse.com > To: mozilla-governa...@lists.mozilla.org > Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2014 12:32:38 PM > Subject: Re: Support to Brendan Eich > I'm sorry, but "chose" is not exactly the appropriate word, here. His > resignation was requested by the board. The board of the SAME COMPANY he > FOUNDED! With respect, I stopped reading here. Do you have evidence to support this claim? > Simply put, this is a humiliating outrage. > I used to brag about Mozilla - as a computer geek, I have helped many friends > set up their desktops and persuaded them to use Mozilla Firefox etc. I have > always been pleased with Mozilla. But this story really breaks my heart. > Here a man stepped out to do what he believed in. He VOTED. Whether or not > what he voted for was popular or not, how on God's green earth could a > professional company cave to pressure over something so stupid and trivial? > Was it for the money? The fear of loss of status?? > I can hardly believe Mitchell Baker did not support her co-founder 100%. She > should not have even allowed this to become a viable argument before the > board. Geez, what are friends for, anyway? If he were dying of cancer and > she held the only cure, would she sit back and let him die, because someone > else didn't like him, or what he believes in? > The days are dark, indeed, when someone is voted out of a company because of > their VOTE on a subject in POLITICS, ELSEWHERE. This wasn't murder or theft. > He was exercising his right as an American citizen! HOLY SMOKES!!!! I am > still trying to get a grip on how this decision came to pass. > I am just .... so mad! > ... and really let down. > I know one thing for sure. I wouldn't want anyone on Mozilla's team to be > personal friends of mine. In a bad situation, you guys would run off and > leave me for dead. I'm sorry so say this, but ... "What a coward company!" > Eric > On Monday, May 5, 2014 10:57:04 AM UTC-5, John Karahalis wrote: > > Hi Maciej, > > > > > > > > Thank you for sharing your concern. I understand how you feel, and hope to > > address some of your points. > > > > > > > > First, please be aware that Brendan chose to step down. To force him to > > stay against his will would be to truly infringe on his freedom. > > > > > > > > Mozilla does respect freedom of speech. This respect extends to employees, > > who may choose to use that freedom to either support or criticize Brendan. > > Again, to restrict what employees say would be to truly infringe on free > > speech. > > > > > > > > You probably have seen that the internet is a powerful tool for speaking > > freely (it even allowed you to send your message). You might be interested > > to know that as a non-profit, Mozilla is one of the few organizations in > > the world truly protecting the internet. We have no shareholders and > > relatively few financial interests. This cannot be said of Google, > > Microsoft, Apple, and other companies that you are considering supporting > > instead. > > > > > > > > I know you may still have some reservations about supporting Mozilla, and I > > completely understand. Please also remember that Mozilla is about so much > > more than this one issue, and that we agree more than you might realize. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > John Karahalis > > > > Mozilla > > > > openjck.com > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > From: "Maciej Kościelak" <mk68...@st.amu.edu.pl> > > > > > To: governance@lists.mozilla.org > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:37:09 AM > > > > > Subject: Support to Brendan Eich > > > > > > > > > Dear Mozilla > > > > > > > > > As far as the Brendan Eich’s issue is concerned, I resign from supporting > > > a > > > > > company that is opposed to the match which is a compound of women and > > > men, > > > > > and that does not respect freedom of speech and the right to act in > > > > > accordance with his conscience. > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > MK > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > governance mailing list > > > > > governance@lists.mozilla.org > > > > > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > governance@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance _______________________________________________ governance mailing list governance@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
