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Thursday, April 3, 2014
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Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO
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Brendan Eich has decided to step down as Mozilla' s new CEO, following the public reactions to his anti-gay viewpoints.
"We know why people are hurt and angry, and they are right:
it's because we haven't stayed true to ourselves," said
Mitchell Baker, Mozilla's Executive Chairwoman. "We didn't act
like you'd expect Mozilla to act. We didn?t move fast enough
to engage with people once the controversy started. We're
sorry. We must do better."
Brendan Eich became Mozilla Corporation's new in March 2014.
The Wall Street Journal reported that three of Mozilla's five
directors resigned due to Eich's appointment, the Foundation
responded disputing this, stating that the board members had
"a variety of reasons.
Eich donated $1,000 in 2008 to the campaign for California
Proposition 8 with his employer identified as Mozilla. This
reached public notability in March 2012, being controversial
in the tech sphere and the gay press both in the US and
internationally, and the Twitter reaction itself achieving
press noteworthiness. Controversy over the donation again
reached US and international news when he became CEO of
Mozilla in 2014 and a number of employees asked him to step
down while others called for a boycott of the company.
Previously, in response to speculation about Eich's
appointment, Mozilla released a statement on March 29
re-affirming its support for LGBT equality, including marriage
equality.
Today, Mitchell Baker talked about "equality "and "freedom of
speech" but admitted that Mozilla "failed to listen, to
engage, and to be guided by its community."
What's next for Mozilla's leadership is still being discussed.
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