FAQ on Mozilla CEO Resignation
I’ve been holding on to this since yesterday as I knew the subject would be brought up in the main threads again. Now that is has and I’ve posted it there, here’s a copy for anyone who might not see it there.
These are the actual facts on Brendan Eich’s resignation as CEO, directly from according to Mozilla. You’ll find the rest of the details at the source article:
Over the past few days, we have received a lot of questions and seen a great number of media stories about the events surrounding Brendan Eich’s resignation from the role of CEO. Many of the media stories have incorrect facts, so we compiled the following FAQ as a resource for everyone to have access to the core facts. […]
Q: Was Brendan Eich fired?
A: No, Brendan Eich resigned. […]
Q: Was Brendan asked to resign by the Board?
A: No. […]
Q: Was Brendan Eich forced out by employee pressure?
A: No. […]
Q: Did Board members resign over Brendan’s Prop 8 donation?
A: No. […]
Q: Is Mozilla becoming a social activist organization?
A. No. […]
Q: Is Mozilla pro-gay-marriage?
A. […] The Mozilla Project — which is the overall umbrella for Mozilla’s global community — does not take stands on issues outside the scope of the Mozilla Manifesto.
More: FAQ on CEO Resignation
Note: For what it’s worth, I’m unlikely to respond to comments for this page as I’m not really interested in discussing a subject that’s already been beaten to death based on incorrect info.