An excellent reminder to all!
Posted on 04/07/2014 7:04:06 AM PDT by NYer
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What You Can Do
It is important that people give Mozilla pushback--and a lot of it--because the less people suffer the consequences of this kind of behavior, the more it will be invited in the future.
You want Christians to experience a new and even worse persecution than what they're facing now? Do nothing.
You want to fight back? Here's what you can do . . .
1) Mozilla has a web page where you can leave feedback on its Firefox browser.
At the time of this writing, the feedback in the last day has been 93% negative, and many of the comments are withering. You can read them here.
2) You can tell them of your displeasure by social media, including:
(Excerpt) Read more at ncregister.com ...
I have already expressed my displeasure though one channel, and removed Firefox from my computers/tablets/phones.
Good info, NYer. Thanks.
If even HALF of all Christians would ACT like Christians by “having nothing to do with the works of darkness” in this world, we could turn the culture around in breakneck speed.
Eich needs to sue Mozilla for a hostile work environment and the reason for his firing. He most likely would win.
An excellent reminder to all!
Please note that Mozilla is more than just Firefox. Mozilla represents a huge portion of the open source community and trying to boycott them is akin to trying to boycott General Mills or Proctor & Gamble.
Please remember, the very vocal minority spoke up and got this man to resign. I know 3 very close friends who work for the Mozilla Foundation and they are disgusted by this. Not everyone involved at Mozilla is evil!
Firefox has now been purged from my office machine, and all of my home machines.
There is a good side, however, thanks to the gay mafia, I have gone from a somewhat supporter to adamant disser.
Shove it, gays, you know you do, we know you do.
Just do your d*med shoving in private, and be sure to clean up afterwards...we have to live with you.
Firefox, you’re fired!
How does using Chrome constitute pushback. Google probably agrees with Mozilla’s action.
Tell them this isn't personal but corporate.
From what I can find out Mozilla gets like 70% of it's funding from people using Firefox's search bar. So just don't use that. Or better yet replace Firefox with another browser like Pale Moon.
One was willing to stand up for his beliefs and ultimately prevailed. The other slithered away when faced with a controversy thereby making it easier for his foes to persecute others.
Imagine for a moment that you are a 30 year old moving up the ladder in the tech industry.
As a traditional guy you supported and even gave money to Prop 8 and because of this somewhere your name is on a list. Right now their are people going over that list looking to destroy you and your career. You need to be very afraid because of Brendan Eich.
Never used FF’s search bar. I use DDG or IxQuick. FF is the best browser, IMO, and I use Thunderbird for mail. Cutting out Mozilla is not the answer, IMO. I just refuse to funnel money to them through search or other means.
The only way to “push back” is to not use it, and to tell your friends what happened so they wont use it. This is the only calculus Mozilla will understand.
Chrome is even more of a disaster than FF, and going back to IE is like driving without a seatbelt... or airbags... or a windshield... or doors... okay, it’s like riding a bike on an interstate.
The ONLY thing that matters is keeping gay-friendly Google happy, and this uproar does not affect Google.
“Eich needs to sue Mozilla for a hostile work environment and the reason for his firing. He most likely would win.”
Doubtful. Several years ago at my large corporate workplace I refused to “celebrate gay pride” and expressed my displeasure with posters placed in the break room suggesting I do so. I used buzz phrases like “hostile work environment” and “discrimination”. I was, without ambiguity, led to believe I would be sent off for reeducation (sensitivity training) if I pursued. I guess I should be thankful for simply being forced into silence.
Kudos to those in previous threads recommending the work-alike Pale Moon browser to replace Firefox – very close to the same experience, and the Import function brought in nearly every configuration setting & my extensions.
Now if its authors keep their noses clean politically, I think we’ll stick with this app…
You begin with small steps, chipping away at a a large structure. This is how the GLBT community prevailed, one step at a time until their voices turned into victories.
Please remember, the very vocal minority spoke up and got this man to resign. I know 3 very close friends who work for the Mozilla Foundation and they are disgusted by this. Not everyone involved at Mozilla is evil!
No one is suggesting the staff are all in agreement or that they are evil. If, as you say, this group represents a minority, then perhaps the majority should also take a more vocal stance, rather than back down, like sheep.
Brendan Eich didn't own the company. He was ousted by the Board.
And as aside, I wonder how Eich's contribution became public knowledge. Did the IRS out him?
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