whats the deal with this boycott firefox over the CEO gay rights stance

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i keep seeing on facebook how we should all boycott firefox as the ceo supports prop8, and now am seeing sites like okcupid post messages to firefox users how they should change to a different browser.

i've tried reading up on this but i feel it may be blown out of proportion, with things taken out of context etc.

anyone able to shed some light on what's actually happened here?
 
Who gives a toss, everybody is entitled to their opinion, stopping using something that's open source because the CEO is a bit of a **** is stupid.
 
Cuchulain said:
Who gives a toss, everybody is entitled to their opinion, stopping using something that's open source because the CEO is a bit of a **** is stupid.
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“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”

Harlon Ellison
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Whilst he has a position, so can everyone else when deciding what product to use. I think it's good people are taking this stance.
 
Cuchulain said:
Who gives a toss, everybody is entitled to their opinion, stopping using something that's open source because the CEO is a bit of a **** is stupid.
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Everybody is entitled. But when does an opinion become more than an opinion? When does it become you trying to reduce other peoples' rights?

Is it when you personally donate funds to support a legal bill which will prevent groups of people doing something which others have a right to do?
 
I thought it was some sort of April fools joke, not that I've paid much attention to what it actually says.
 
I had no idea that Mozilla CEO had that mindset. I don't use inferior firefox anyway, however with this public reaction, the Mozilla board would be wise to remove him from his position.

Fair play to Okcupid for bringing this to a wider audience, I'd not have known about it otherwise.
 
i'm all for boycotting firefox if it's true that he simply doesn't believe the LGBT community have the same rights as a straight couple, however is that the case? i've seen it so many times before where someone is quoted as stating how they don't support gay marriage etc, but then when you read the whole sentence you find they are actually saying they don't support gay marriage as it, and feel it should go further to be more equal.

i'll be amazed if the new CEO does last the week given the news it's getting.
 
Since when does the opinions of one man represent that of a company?

What an arse about face 'campaign' from OKCupid.

Maybe they should ask people to stop using Javascript too.
 
Unless the company say the LBGT community can’t use its service or money is going from said company to groups opposed to the LBGT community then how can the company be branded for that.
If that’s his personal opinion and not that of his company then why does it matter, as has been said everybody is entitled to a PERSONAL opinion, so long as it remains just that.
 
To be against gay marriage is not discrimination or oppression. Calling for the public boycott of a software organisation because the ceo donated towards a bill that wanted to prevent gay marriage is worse than simply being against gay marriage.

The ways the gays think is that anyone who does not support their gay marriage should be socially outcast. this is no different than the oppression the gays had to deal with in the past and makes them no better than the oppressors.

I don't see how being against gay marriage is something to be ashamed of? I don't think its controversial or of low character, in fact i think its the opposite.

Gays always failed to accept that people can be against gay marriage without being against gays or homosexuality in general. Some people are against gay marriage because they are for the natural family or rather want to retain the tradition of marriage. Which is far more controversial.

tl;dr attention seeking homosexuals at it again trying to bring further social acceptability to their sexual preference.
 
mrk said:
Oh do elaborate, please. I'll get my popcorn ready.
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Inferior in the sense that it consistently crashes on my system for little attainable reason. I'm sure other people have their uses for it and it works great for them, but for me personally, I get on better with Chrome.
 
i5aces said:
Unless the company say the LBGT community can’t use its service or money is going from said company to groups opposed to the LBGT community then how can the company be branded for that.
If that’s his personal opinion and not that of his company then why does it matter, as has been said everybody is entitled to a PERSONAL opinion, so long as it remains just that.
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It's not just a personal opinion. He's tried to influence the law of the land in favour of his opinion by publicly donating his own money to support a discriminatory legal bill.

And Mozilla has performed due dilligence before appointing him and decided that it doesn't matter that he is publicly discriminating against gays.

When you're in these high-profile, highly-paid roles, you are expected to uphold the values of the company. Making a public donation to anti-gay legislation doesn't really fit with the Mozilla foundation, surely?
 
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