Mozilla CEO resigns after donation to Prop 8

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Employees of Mozilla went on twitter and demanded the CEO get fired for a $1,000 donation he made to Prop 8 in California which said marriage was between a man and a woman only.

I understand as consumers we can vote with our pocketbook. We can choose to buy or not buy from a particular company or use their product or service for whatever reasons we want (maybe there is an exception in there but speaking on the whole). But firing a guy over a political donation he made?




Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns


Brendan Eich has stepped down after 11 days as chief executive of Mozilla, following criticism over a donation to the Proposition 8 campaign, which opposed gay marriage in California.

In a blog post announcing Eich’s resignation, the company that makes the Firefox browser explained that its organizational culture reflects diversity and inclusiveness. Eich made the decision to resign “for Mozilla and our community,” the post said.

Eich was named CEO on March 24. He co-founded the mozilla.org project in 1998 and was named CTO of the Mountain View-based nonprofit in 2005. Eich is the creator of JavaScript.

The Mozilla community quickly called for his resignation, pointing to a $1,000 donation he made in support of Proposition 8 in 2008:

Eich told the Guardian earlier this week that he would not resign over the controversy.

The future of Mozilla’s leadership is still being discussed. The company hopes to emerge from the recent controversy with “a renewed understanding and humility.”

“Mozilla believes both in equality and freedom of speech,” the company wrote. “Equality is necessary for meaningful speech. And you need free speech to fight for equality. Figuring out how to stand for both at the same time can be hard.”

Online dating website OKCupid responded to Eich’s appointment by urging visitors to use a browser other than Firefox to visit its website. “Mozilla’s new CEO, Brendan Eich, is an opponent of equal rights for gay couples,” a message on the website read. “We would therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla software to access OkCupid.”


http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2014/04/03/mozilla-ceo-brendan-eich-resigns/
 
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/wnd-libs-and-gays-will-murder-conservatives

It has been rich with irony that Religious Right activists are simultaneously calling for a boycott of World Vision for its move — since retracted — to recognize gay employees’ spouses while criticizing gay rights advocates who are upset that Mozilla’s new CEO donated to the campaign to repeal marriage equality in California.


WorldNetDaily, which has published several articles attacking World Vision over the matter, today published a column by Phil Elmore criticizing the dating website OKCupid for informing members using the Firefox browser that Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, donated to the Proposition 8 campaign (OKCupid users on Firefox can still use the browser). “If individuals like Mr. Eich had their way, then roughly 8% of the relationships we’ve worked so hard to bring about would be illegal,” the note reads.
 
Hasa Diga Eebowai said:
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/wnd-libs-and-gays-will-murder-conservatives

It has been rich with irony that Religious Right activists are simultaneously calling for a boycott of World Vision for its move — since retracted — to recognize gay employees’ spouses while criticizing gay rights advocates who are upset that Mozilla’s new CEO donated to the campaign to repeal marriage equality in California.


WorldNetDaily, which has published several articles attacking World Vision over the matter, today published a column by Phil Elmore criticizing the dating website OKCupid for informing members using the Firefox browser that Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, donated to the Proposition 8 campaign (OKCupid users on Firefox can still use the browser). “If individuals like Mr. Eich had their way, then roughly 8% of the relationships we’ve worked so hard to bring about would be illegal,” the note reads.
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Ok. So what does this have to do with a forced resignation of a CEO over a political donation?
 
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I'd be all in favor of a law prohibiting employee from being fired based on their political views, but until one exists I'm not going to shed a tear over a CEO getting canned for his political activity. I'm sure he'll land on his feet.
 
Hasa Diga Eebowai said:
Why aren't you complaining about protests against this company offering benefits to same sex spouses?

The guy resigned.
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1) I wasn't aware of the protests against a company offering benefits to same sex spouses. This story is on the home page of my local paper. Protesting a company and firing a CEO aren't even the same thing.

2) Clearly he was forced to resign.


Ok, so you don't have an opinion. You could have just said that.
 
If he was fired for being queer the libbies would be up in arms welcome to the lefts world of moderation Wacko
 
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Those tolerant liberal gays.....too bad they did not protest against Obama and force him to resign when he used to be against gay marriage before he realized the error of his ways.

 
Bonestorm said:
I'd be all in favor of a law prohibiting employee from being fired based on their political views, but until one exists I'm not going to shed a tear over a CEO getting canned for his political activity. I'm sure he'll land on his feet.
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A lawyer told me there's a new law like that in NY and he is dying to test it out.
 
What makes it clear that his resignation was forced? You are complaining about consumers and employees, none of who had any power to fire him or "force" his resignation.
 
cawacko said:
Employees of Mozilla went on twitter and demanded the CEO get fired for a $1,000 donation he made to Prop 8 in California which said marriage was between a man and a woman only.

I understand as consumers we can vote with our pocketbook. We can choose to buy or not buy from a particular company or use their product or service for whatever reasons we want (maybe there is an exception in there but speaking on the whole). But firing a guy over a political donation he made?




Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns


Brendan Eich has stepped down after 11 days as chief executive of Mozilla, following criticism over a donation to the Proposition 8 campaign, which opposed gay marriage in California.

In a blog post announcing Eich’s resignation, the company that makes the Firefox browser explained that its organizational culture reflects diversity and inclusiveness. Eich made the decision to resign “for Mozilla and our community,” the post said.

Eich was named CEO on March 24. He co-founded the mozilla.org project in 1998 and was named CTO of the Mountain View-based nonprofit in 2005. Eich is the creator of JavaScript.

The Mozilla community quickly called for his resignation, pointing to a $1,000 donation he made in support of Proposition 8 in 2008:

Eich told the Guardian earlier this week that he would not resign over the controversy.

The future of Mozilla’s leadership is still being discussed. The company hopes to emerge from the recent controversy with “a renewed understanding and humility.”

“Mozilla believes both in equality and freedom of speech,” the company wrote. “Equality is necessary for meaningful speech. And you need free speech to fight for equality. Figuring out how to stand for both at the same time can be hard.”

Online dating website OKCupid responded to Eich’s appointment by urging visitors to use a browser other than Firefox to visit its website. “Mozilla’s new CEO, Brendan Eich, is an opponent of equal rights for gay couples,” a message on the website read. “We would therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla software to access OkCupid.”


http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2014/04/03/mozilla-ceo-brendan-eich-resigns/
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I remember during the 2004 election a woman was fired for having a Kerry/Edwards bumper sticker. It hit the internet for some reason. I remember the Kerry campaign commented on it, and maybe even found her a job I forget. Hard to feel too sorry for this guy, others are right, he'll land on his feet. He's in a much better position than the people who get fired every day for stupid shit.

I do support laws preventing people being fired for political speech or donations, and for things like anti-gay rights folk, I'd rather use education than the firing squad. But gays are quickly becoming the third rail. I'll tell you right now this guy could have beat up his wife and he wouldn't have had to resign. So...a word to the wise is sufficient.
 
The most chilling thing is that the IRS gave information on his political donation to a left wing group. That is what our country has become under Obama and lefties look the other way.

People like Cawacko act "shocked". This is what you get trying to "cooperate" with lefties

They are fascist thugs. They need to be defeated.

Go have a beer Wacko. It will make you feel better about it. You wouldn't want to do anything difficult like stand up for something. It might make your lefty friends mad and we can't have that
 
Teflon Don said:
The most chilling thing is that the IRS gave information on his political donation to a left wing group. That is what our country has become under Obama and lefties look the other way.

People like Cawacko act "shocked". This is what you get trying to "cooperate" with lefties

They are fascist thugs. They need to be defeated.

Go have a beer Wacko. It will make you feel better about it. You wouldn't want to do anything difficult like stand up for something. It might make your lefty friends mad and we can't have that
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Really the IRS gave it to a left wing group? Where do you see that.

Cawacko should douse himself in gasoline and threaten to light a match over this! Prove you're a real righty Cawacko!
 
Darla said:
Really the IRS gave it to a left wing group? Where do you see that.

Cawacko should douse himself in gasoline and threaten to light a match over this! Prove you're a real righty Cawacko!
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Well how else do you think people found out about his donation?

http://www.nomblog.com/38136/

It is left wing thuggery and you know you would be in high dudgeon if this were reversed.

Don't let your new mod powers cloud your judgement
 
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