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Mountain View, Calif., Apr 15, 2014 \/ 12:57 am (CNA<\/a>).- The controversial resignation of Mozilla Corporation CEO Brendan Eich prompted thousands of negative comments at the Web browser company\u2019s website, though the company now says it accepts those who do not support a redefinition of marriage.<\/p>\n

\tSince Eich\u2019s April 3 resignation from Mozilla, the producer of the popular Firefox Web browser, tens of thousands of people have left negative comments on the Firefox feedback page. Many have said they will no longer use the Firefox browser because of Eich\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n

\tMozilla said that Eich voluntarily resigned and was not asked by the board of directors to do so. The board responded to his resignation by asking him to take another position at the company, but Eich declined the offer, Mozilla said on its blog April 5.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe board respects his decision,\u201d the company stated.<\/p>\n

\tMozilla rejected claims that the resignation of three members of the board of directors was due to concern about Eich\u2019s beliefs on marriage.<\/p>\n

\tEich, the inventor of the JavaScript programming language and a Mozilla co-founder, was named CEO of Mozilla Corporation on March 24.<\/p>\n

\tEich\u2019s appointment soon came under criticism from \u201cgay marriage\u201d advocates because of his $1,000 donation in 2008 to the Proposition 8 California ballot measure campaign that defined marriage in the state as a union of one man and one woman. The ballot measure won in the 2008 election, though a disputed 2013 Supreme Court decision resulted in it being invalidated.<\/p>\n

\tBackers of \u201cgay marriage\u201d targeted Mozilla for boycott and encouraged hostile media coverage.<\/p>\n

\tEich said March 26 that he was committed to making sure that Mozilla is \u201ca place that includes and supports everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHowever, the controversy continued, leading to Eich\u2019s resignation April 3. He said that he could no longer be \u201can effective leader\u201d under the circumstances.<\/p>\n

\tMozilla on April 5 said that while the company has a statement of support for \u201cmarriage equality,\u201d it does not require this view to be held by employees, leaders, volunteers and supporters, known as \u201cMozillans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThere is no litmus test to work at Mozilla,\u201d the company said April 5, voicing its commitment to the goal of \u201cprotecting and building an open web.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSome supporters of Eich announced their own boycott of the Firefox Web browser, and the resignation has prompted many reflections on what the case means about whether supporters of traditional marriage may face future political intimidation and threats to their livelihoods.<\/p>\n

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