From b508b4ef14082110334f0c9e76f1a5bc6571306d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matěj Cepl Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:57:39 +0200 Subject: Add the revisionist version of the story of Brendan Eich. --- computer/tocqueville-freedom-of-discussion.rst | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'computer') diff --git a/computer/tocqueville-freedom-of-discussion.rst b/computer/tocqueville-freedom-of-discussion.rst index e4a29e9..f7b5f0a 100644 --- a/computer/tocqueville-freedom-of-discussion.rst +++ b/computer/tocqueville-freedom-of-discussion.rst @@ -146,15 +146,26 @@ whole story again ended the same, most extreme participants in the Kulturkampf won, and Mozilla lost_ in my opinion one of the most brilliant leaders in the industry. +What would de Tocqueville and Voltaire say? + +**{updated 2024-04-17}** + +There is now also `a revisionist version of this story`_. + .. _`Brendan Eich`: https://brendaneich.com/ + .. _wikipage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich + .. _`the Proposition 8`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposition_8 + .. _`some senior Mozilla developers`: http://www.glazman.org/weblog/dotclear/index.php?post/2014/03/25/Welcome-Brendan + .. _lost: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/03/brendan-eich-steps-down-as-mozilla-ceo/ -What would de Tocqueville and Voltaire say? +.. _`a revisionist version of this story`: + https://mastodon.social/@mhoye/112281966342068713 -- cgit