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Well, it's not going to be a popular opinion but I think it's a shame he's been forced out. Simply having the wrong views shouldn't make him ineligible for a job.

That's an overly simplistic way of looking at it. He had a chance to resolve the matter differently and wasn't able to. It's possible/probable that he is not CEO material (for this company at this time).
depends on the job. being cto is one thing; being the ceo is a far more people-oriented role with a far more significant impact on how people who work for mozilla are potentially treated.

and this is not about his views; he actually donated money to help ensure that people would not get equal rights; even though those rights did not affect him in any way.

So today I learned the CEO is much more people-oriented role because everybody knows "technical" people aren't really people.

He voted for prop 8 which means he doesn't want people to have the same rights (which before that everybody had (of course!!!)), so it goes like this: Heaven on Earth --> prop 8 --> gay holocaust --> Brendan must go.

It makes perfect sense sir.

are you trying to spin prop 8 as a "difference of views"? let me break it down for you:

side a: - straight people have rights - gay people have the same rights - the law does not discriminate in any way

side b: - straight people have exactly the same rights as in side a - gay people have fewer rights - the law discriminates between people depending on who they love

there is literally not a single negative consequence for straight people if gay marriage is legalised, and yet eich spent $1000 in the hope that gay people would continue to be legally seen as lesser. of all the hundreds of causes out there, one motivated by pure spite was what he picked to actively work for.

now as for the "technical people aren't people" strawman, perhaps you aren't familiar with mozilla? it is a tech company - a significant fraction of their employees are technical people. and the company culture (which is shorthand for how the company treats and interacts with its employees) is definitely something the ceo can affect. the company technology stack is more in the cto's purview, and no one ever doubted that eich was competent at that.

Really, there are no views you can think of that would qualify someone as being ineligible for a job? What if someone refused to acknowledge women as people? What if someone refused to work with black people? What if someone viewed the holocaust as never having happened?
Why? Doesn't it happen all the time? I'm not just talking about "culture fit," either.
It has proven to be a much more popular opinion, at least on Hacker News, than I ever would have thought possible in 2014.
There may be those who disagree who are now afraid to speak, considering their jobs may be at risk if they express the "wrong" opinion.
Yeah, I've been afraid to speak on it for quite some time, but I will now: I think that 'homosexual marriage' is a phrase which makes as much sense as the phrase 'green-tasting.'

FWIW, I supported the unsuccessful civil-union law in my state. I think anyone who wants to form a household and get the economic & regulatory benefits hitherto attached to marriage (insurance, hospital visits &c.) should be permitted to, regardless of sexual activity or indeed its absence (why shouldn't a fraternity, or a few friends, be able to form a civil union in order to get those same benefits?). I don't believe I hold any animus against homosexual folks.

But marriage is just not about sexual attraction, and the idea that it is, is rapidly destroying marriage.

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