Even if Brendan Eich has private views that I disagree with, I don't see a big problem here, because they are his private views, not those of Mozilla.
Furthermore, people have a right to their own opinions, and I don't want corporations digging through contribution records to dig up dirt on who someone gave money to. This seems shameful to me; we're talking about a country that values free speech.
"He is listed publicly as having donated to a campaign in support of California's Proposition 8 campaign in 2008, which had sought to ban gay marriage in the western US state." From: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26830383
Who knows why Mr. Eich gave this donation. Maybe he changed his mind since then. Maybe not. It should not matter. Correct me if I'm wrong -- and maybe I've naive -- but Mozilla should not be singled out for every action or donation that their CEO has taken. (Yes, I realize CEO's are high visibility people.)
I am happy OKCupid is promoting marriage equality, but I don't like this particular way of doing it.
Furthermore, people have a right to their own opinions, and I don't want corporations digging through contribution records to dig up dirt on who someone gave money to. This seems shameful to me; we're talking about a country that values free speech.
"He is listed publicly as having donated to a campaign in support of California's Proposition 8 campaign in 2008, which had sought to ban gay marriage in the western US state." From: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26830383
Who knows why Mr. Eich gave this donation. Maybe he changed his mind since then. Maybe not. It should not matter. Correct me if I'm wrong -- and maybe I've naive -- but Mozilla should not be singled out for every action or donation that their CEO has taken. (Yes, I realize CEO's are high visibility people.)
I am happy OKCupid is promoting marriage equality, but I don't like this particular way of doing it.