By John Glenday

Brendan Eich, the controversial head of Mozilla, has resigned in the wake of a storm of controversy surrounding his opposition to gay marriage.

Euch had initially been defended by his board following revelations that he had helped to finance opponents of same-sex marriage laws in California but subsequently rescinded this in the face of a wave of public opprobrium, coming to a head with a widely publicised open rebuke from OkCupid.

Explaining the board’s change of heart Mozilla’s executive chairwoman Mitchell Baker said in a blog post: “Mozilla prides itself on being held to a different standard and, this past week, Read full story ›

Source: The Drum