re: #223 Killgore Trout

No, he just refused to recant his views and apologize for the donation.

From the San Jose Mercury News

And in not explaining why he made a $1,000 donation to support Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage ballot initiative, or clarifying his views now, he let the bubbling controversy over his stance fester and reach a point in which his only option was to step down…That approach was wrong. And, Thursday, he resigned as chief executive and left the company that he had helped found.

To me that says he wasn’t willing to explain himself at all. I would be far more troubled about his departure if he had (briefly) explained his personal views and had assured everyone involved that it would not affect the way he did things at Mozilla. He was utterly tone-deaf and that did not bode well for his ability to be a good CEO.