<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>akerl_</author><text>I would have considered him a worse person if he&amp;#x27;d done that. I disagree with his opinions on marriage, but he has the right to have those opinions, and to provide support for causes he believes in.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m not shocked the he is stepping down, or that others in the organization appear to have applied substantial pressure on him to do so, but it makes me sad. Their statements about supporting freedom of speech are hollow: the community has pressured him to step down because he expressed an opinion not held by the majority.</text></item><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>blisterpeanuts</author><text>Ironically, though, his opinion was supported by the majority in that California election:  7 million to 6.4 million in favor of Prop 8.&lt;p&gt;I guess if they consider any other candidates for CEO from California, they&amp;#x27;ll have to ask them how they voted.</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>akerl_</author><text>I would have considered him a worse person if he&amp;#x27;d done that. I disagree with his opinions on marriage, but he has the right to have those opinions, and to provide support for causes he believes in.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m not shocked the he is stepping down, or that others in the organization appear to have applied substantial pressure on him to do so, but it makes me sad. Their statements about supporting freedom of speech are hollow: the community has pressured him to step down because he expressed an opinion not held by the majority.</text></item><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>cglee</author><text>Not sure why people always bring up &amp;quot;freedom of speech&amp;quot; in these types of scenarios. You can say what you want without going to jail; that&amp;#x27;s freedom of speech. It doesn&amp;#x27;t mean you won&amp;#x27;t feel social consequences.</text></comment>