Name: Anonymous 2014-06-19 17:12
On March 24, 2014, Eich was promoted to CEO of Mozilla Corporation.[11] His appointment sparked controversy over a $1,000 political donation Eich had made in 2008 to the campaign for California Proposition 8, which sought to establish that, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." [12] This had been noted publicly two years prior, in March 2012, and provoked some criticism at the time in social media, particularly Twitter.[12] After his appointment to CEO, the controversy reemerged. In the ensuing public debate, OKCupid and two gay application developers called for a boycott of the company.[13][14] A number of Mozilla employees asked him to step down, while others spoke out on their blogs in his favor.[15][16] Three of Mozilla Corporation's six directors resigned following Eich's appointment,[17][18] which the Mozilla Foundation attributed to "a variety of reasons. Two of the board members had been planning to leave for some time, one since January and one explicitly at the end of the CEO search, regardless of the person selected."[19] On April 3, 2014, Eich stepped down as CEO and resigned from working at Mozilla.[20][21] In his personal blog, Eich posted that "under the present circumstances, I cannot be an effective leader."[22][23] Following Eich's resignation, the National Organization for Marriage called for its own boycott of Mozilla.[24][25]
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