The newly named CEO of Mozilla, the makers of the Firefox brower, is
Brandon Eich, who gained headlines in 2008 when it was revealed that he
had donated $1000 to the backers of Proposition 8. From his
personal blog:
A donation that I made in support of
California Proposition 8 four years ago became public knowledge and
sparked a firestorm of comments in the last few days, mostly on Twitter.
People in other countries or other U.S. states do not know why
“Mozilla” was listed in the donation data. Donors above a certain amount
are required by the State of California to disclose their employer.
Mozilla had nothing to do with the donation. I’m not going to discuss
Prop 8 here or on Twitter. There is no point in talking with the people
who are baiting, ranting, and hurling four-letter abuse. Personal hatred
conveyed through curse words is neither rational nor charitable, and
strong feelings on any side of an issue do not justify it. In contrast,
people expressing non-abusive anger, sadness, or disagreement, I
understand, grieve, and humbly accept.
For someone who is "not going to discuss Prop 8", he manages to on for several more paragraphs.
(Tipped by JMG reader Chris)
Reposted from Joe Jervis
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