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Mozilla’s Leadership Fails – What Now?

Apr 12, 2014

Brendan Eich was a key figure in the foundation of Mozilla, and his departure will be questioned and felt for a long time. Eich was named CEO of Mozilla March 24 but resigned April 3 after backlash over a 2008 contribution made in support of a California proposition to ban same-sex marriages.

When Eich was first named CEO, I was confident that he was the right person for the job—based on his technical merits. What has happened since his appointment is a failure of communications and public relations that, if it weren’t so tragic, would be comedic.

Read the full story at eWEEK:
Brendan Eich’s Departure Will Mar Mozilla but Not Stop Its Innovation

Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.

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