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by jkelsey 4461 days ago
It wasn't even a apology. He's just highlighted Mozilla's stance on diversity and inclusion, which is good and deserves some credit. However, the facts about this situation remain the same: 1. He donated a large amount of money to a effort to remove a civil right from a certain subset of Californians based on nothing more than their sexual preference. 2. He has not signaled any regret for doing that. That is reprehensible.

Mozilla is a wonderful organization, and I'll continue to use Firefox. I don't know if I'll be so willing to donate to the foundation as much anymore. The actions of one person shouldn't ruin all that Mozilla stands for. Regardless, Brendan Eich has tarnished his otherwise amazing reputation with donation to Prop 8 and his unwillingness to admit any wrongdoing. Mozilla's has also done the same to their own reputation by making him CEO.