> “How do we know that he is anti-gay? Has he been quoted as saying anything against gay people? Can we reliably infer from a donation made in 2008 what his opinions might be in 2014, six years later? Do we know anything about why he made the donation six years ago?
I think the worst bit of PR about this whole thing is that Brendan didn't just come out an answer these questions when this became an issue again. You could easily argue that he is no way required to do that, and I would agree with that, but that course of action doesn't make the issue go away.
I also feel like Brendan and Mozilla misunderstood the issue from the beginning. The concern people have is not limited to equality at Mozilla but concern people have with equality in the world. The official statement made by Brendan and Mozilla was limited to the former and placated no one.
He couldn't answer those questions because doing so would have been against the guidelines he agreed to as a Mozilla employee & contributor. All the interviews were with Brendan Eich, the new Mozilla CEO, not with Brendan Eich the person.
> “How do we know that he is anti-gay? Has he been quoted as saying anything against gay people? Can we reliably infer from a donation made in 2008 what his opinions might be in 2014, six years later? Do we know anything about why he made the donation six years ago?
I think the worst bit of PR about this whole thing is that Brendan didn't just come out an answer these questions when this became an issue again. You could easily argue that he is no way required to do that, and I would agree with that, but that course of action doesn't make the issue go away.
I also feel like Brendan and Mozilla misunderstood the issue from the beginning. The concern people have is not limited to equality at Mozilla but concern people have with equality in the world. The official statement made by Brendan and Mozilla was limited to the former and placated no one.