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0 pointsdotancohen2y ago0 comments

Also, purge technical CEO for political reasons then replace him with MBA trophy politically correct CEO that takes home four times the pay while laying off engineers.

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1273612y ago

That was the turning point for Mozilla, after that it started to become involved in activism, including social justice and identity politics.

pseudalopex2y ago

The Mozilla board appointed Eich CEO. He resigned after proving unable to manage predictable grass roots opposition. And he refused Mozilla's offer to remain in another role.

Chris Beard didn't make 4x what Eich did. Mitchell Baker didn't replace Eich and doesn't have an MBA. What would make either of them a trophy CEO?

BrendanEich2y ago

As far as I know, you weren't privy to confidential legal docs to which only I among the two of us could possibly have been a party, so you can stop making stuff up and cease the mindless parroting of incomplete and one-sided statements from 2014 Mozilla foundation crisis PR staff who never worked for me.

The record of Mozilla mis-management and CEO over-compensation after I left, about which I'm free to comment, is plain for all to see.

pseudalopex2y ago

You know perfectly well the circumstances of your departure were reported in the press. I added only the opinion the opposition was predictable.

Your vague complaints about Mozilla's statements stopped short of claiming they were false. And a legal agreement allowing 1 party to publish substantial falsehoods without recourse would be extraordinary. The most reasonable inference is Mozilla's statements were substantially true. Even if statements by both parties are assumed incomplete and 1 sided.

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tristan9572y ago

Do people forget Mitchell Baker has been a Mozilla employee for decades?

KingOfCoders2y ago

I do personally think tech companies [0] are better of if the CEO is a visionary techie instead of a lawyer.

[0] Mozilla and others might not think they are a tech company but a activist plattform, so this is irrelevant to them from their perspective

pseudalopex2y ago

When would you say were Mozilla's best years?

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1273612y ago

That was the turning point for Mozilla, after that it started to become involved in activism, including social justice and identity politics.

pseudalopex2y ago

The Mozilla board appointed Eich CEO. He resigned after proving unable to manage predictable grass roots opposition. And he refused Mozilla's offer to remain in another role.

Chris Beard didn't make 4x what Eich did. Mitchell Baker didn't replace Eich and doesn't have an MBA. What would make either of them a trophy CEO?

BrendanEich2y ago

The record of Mozilla mis-management and CEO over-compensation after I left, about which I'm free to comment, is plain for all to see.

pseudalopex2y ago

You know perfectly well the circumstances of your departure were reported in the press. I added only the opinion the opposition was predictable.

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tristan9572y ago

Do people forget Mitchell Baker has been a Mozilla employee for decades?

KingOfCoders2y ago

I do personally think tech companies [0] are better of if the CEO is a visionary techie instead of a lawyer.

[0] Mozilla and others might not think they are a tech company but a activist plattform, so this is irrelevant to them from their perspective

pseudalopex2y ago

When would you say were Mozilla's best years?

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j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse