<story><title>Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO</title><url>https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/03/brendan-eich-steps-down-as-mozilla-ceo/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>phillmv</author><text>From the recode recap - &lt;a href=&quot;http://recode.net/2014/04/03/mozilla-co-founder-brendan-eich-resigns-as-ceo-and-also-from-foundation-board/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;recode.net&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;mozilla-co-founder-brendan-eich...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;“It’s clear that Brendan cannot lead Mozilla in this setting,” said Baker, who added that she would not and could not speak for Eich. “The ability to lead — particularly for the CEO — is fundamental to the role and that is not possible here.”&lt;p&gt;The most damning aspect of this was their a) inability to predict this would be an issue and b) their inability to deal with it once it did.&lt;p&gt;All he had to do was lie and say &amp;quot;I understand how my activities can be seen as divisive and wrong and inconsistent with my commitment to upholding the diverse values underpinning the Mozilla community and I apologize for my behaviour at the time. I will do everything in my power to make up for it and I hope the community can judge me based me on my record from this point onwards&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;Then, find ways to anonymously engage in whatever political causes he supports, or wait till he&amp;#x27;s no longer CEO.&lt;p&gt;The tone deafness of his last interview was kind of the last straw.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nostrademons</author><text>It speaks a lot to his integrity that he didn&amp;#x27;t.  Would you rather have a CEO who says one thing in public and then goes and does another thing surreptitiously, or one who stands up for his beliefs even when they&amp;#x27;re unpopular?</text></comment>
<story><title>Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO</title><url>https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/03/brendan-eich-steps-down-as-mozilla-ceo/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>phillmv</author><text>From the recode recap - &lt;a href=&quot;http://recode.net/2014/04/03/mozilla-co-founder-brendan-eich-resigns-as-ceo-and-also-from-foundation-board/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;recode.net&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;mozilla-co-founder-brendan-eich...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;“It’s clear that Brendan cannot lead Mozilla in this setting,” said Baker, who added that she would not and could not speak for Eich. “The ability to lead — particularly for the CEO — is fundamental to the role and that is not possible here.”&lt;p&gt;The most damning aspect of this was their a) inability to predict this would be an issue and b) their inability to deal with it once it did.&lt;p&gt;All he had to do was lie and say &amp;quot;I understand how my activities can be seen as divisive and wrong and inconsistent with my commitment to upholding the diverse values underpinning the Mozilla community and I apologize for my behaviour at the time. I will do everything in my power to make up for it and I hope the community can judge me based me on my record from this point onwards&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;Then, find ways to anonymously engage in whatever political causes he supports, or wait till he&amp;#x27;s no longer CEO.&lt;p&gt;The tone deafness of his last interview was kind of the last straw.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>radicalbyte</author><text>&amp;gt; All he had to do was lie&lt;p&gt;I may be diametrically opposed to Brendan&amp;#x27;s views, but he has earned my respect by being honest and sticking to his values.</text></comment>