I have no idea. What I'm saying is that it doesn't, in practice, actually matter for those companies, but it does matter for Mozilla. Let's say, hypothetically, the CEO of Apple|Microsoft|Oracle had donated to Proposition 8; that doesn't affect their ability to do their job, because their job has nothing to do with protecting the civil liberties of others. Those companies purpose is to turn a profit for their owners. That is outside of the realm of ethics; it is outside of the realm of what one perceives to be good or bad.
Mozilla, on the other hand, is an organization that is meant to protect people from oppression. For that reason, it is absolutely fundamental that a Mozilla leader have a provably clean civil rights record.
(and I'm pretty sure that Tim Cook doesn't oppose gay rights since he's openly gay.)
Mozilla, on the other hand, is an organization that is meant to protect people from oppression.
What are you talking about? The Mozilla Manifesto says nothing about 'protect' or 'oppression', 'rights', 'civil', 'diversity', 'discrimination', 'orientation' (sexual or otherwise), or 'marriage'.
All but one of their stated principles are about 'the Internet'. Number 8 is about 'transparency promoting participation', which seems to have not worked out so well for the inventor of Javascript.
Tim Cook is gay? It doesn't mention that anywhere on his wikipedia page and I am pretty surprised to hear about it. Inspired, actually, as a gay person that thinks telling people your sexuality is about as relevant in most situations as telling people your favorite flavor of ice cream.
zemo|12 years ago
Mozilla, on the other hand, is an organization that is meant to protect people from oppression. For that reason, it is absolutely fundamental that a Mozilla leader have a provably clean civil rights record.
(and I'm pretty sure that Tim Cook doesn't oppose gay rights since he's openly gay.)
marshray|12 years ago
What are you talking about? The Mozilla Manifesto says nothing about 'protect' or 'oppression', 'rights', 'civil', 'diversity', 'discrimination', 'orientation' (sexual or otherwise), or 'marriage'.
All but one of their stated principles are about 'the Internet'. Number 8 is about 'transparency promoting participation', which seems to have not worked out so well for the inventor of Javascript.
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/
Einstalbert|12 years ago