[general_failure]

Agree. To me, Mozilla is much more than a company. It's more like family. It's purpose is to set a high moral ground and place values over anything else. With that in mind appointing someone whose moral standing is questionable, makes this decision hard to accept.

I guess it was silly of me to imagine mozilla as something larger than life/more than a run of the mill company.

[hkphooey]

I'm sorry, but you made a mistake of projecting your own beliefs and value system onto Mozilla.

Mozilla is simply a technology organization and their mission is to promote a free and open web. It is not human rights, animal rights, or anything else.

If Brendan Eich believes in a free and open web then he is the right person for the job.

[neotek]

He doesn't even believe in free and open marriages...

[benjohnson]

I don't either - I believe in governmental civil-unions for all, and the marriage ceremony (or not) of your own choosing and would allow for stricter contracts to be signed among willing parties.