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lotsofmangos
This article keeps getting wiped amazingly quickly, it seems.

I wonder how long it will last this time.

jaydan
Topics such as sex, religion, politics, and global warming should be banned from technical news and discussion sites.
lotsofmangos
Technology doesn't respect those boundaries, so full discussion of it cannot either.

And global warming? Please. That is hardly a non-technical subject.

jtfrench
I had no clue about Eich's opinions, or the opinions of Mozillans, but it's nice to know these employees feel safe enough to share their opinion and not get fired.
applecore
Well, everyone except Brendan Eich.
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jtfrench
Damn, that is true. If he gets fired, then what does THAT say?
lotsofmangos
Firing them for this would be extremely stupid and probably illegal.
bsdetector
To me this makes Mozilla look bad. I wouldn't want to work for a tech company where employees care more about what people do in their own time than what they accomplish at work.
squid_ca
It may surprise you to find out that lots of people don't think that the ultimate measure of a person is how much they can accomplish in a business setting nor how much money they can make their shareholders.
zequel
I love how free speech works only one way. Imagine a different scenario whereas Eich contributed $1000 FOR gay marriage and people were asking him to step down. Oh wait, gay marriage is a human right IN YOUR OPINION. He's a bigot IN YOUR OPINION. So he should be afraid to vote or donate in his conscience. Maybe he simply believes marriage is between a man and a woman, nope, throw him to the wolves, can't havee an unpopular opinion!
jgroszko
Who exactly is being censored here? Eich made his opinion known with his donations, and his employees are making their opinions known on Twitter.
vomitcuddle
"I refuse to be educated about my shitty (and wrong) beliefs, but I want to keep my fancy CEO title"