Mozilla CEO Steps Down After Anti-Gay Marriage Controversy
 

Mozilla CEO Steps Down After Anti-Gay Marriage Controversy
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Brendan Eich has stepped down as CEO of Mozilla, a company he cofounded, following significant criticism for his earlier support of a legal measure banning gay marriage

"Brendan Eich has chosen to step down from his role as CEO," Mitchell Baker, executive chairwoman of Mozilla, wrote in a blog post. "He’s made this decision for Mozilla and our community.

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Eich, a prominent programmer who previously created Javascript, took over as the **n-profit company's CEO on March 24. Shortly after, a number of Mozilla employees publicly urged Eich to step down from the role, in reaction to his financial support for Proposition 8, which sought to ban same-*** marriage in California in 2008. (Half the company's board also resigned after his appointment, though Prop 8 was **t cited as the reason.) Read more...

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