Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns
Brendan Eich has stepped down after 11 days as chief executive of Mozilla, following criticism over a donation to the Proposition 8 campaign, which opposed gay marriage in California.
In a blog post announcing Eich’s resignation, the company that makes the Firefox browser explained that its organizational culture reflects diversity and inclusiveness. Eich made the decision to resign “for Mozilla and our community,” the post said.
I posted a diary on this controversy yesterday that generated a very "lively" discussion. I was among those predicting that the situation really wasn't going to be tenable.
Mozilla is to be congratulated on managing to bring this situation to a quick conclusion without doing serious damage to the reputation of the organization. Diversity and inclusiveness have been served.