Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich wrote a post on his blog yesterday in response to outrage over his donation to California's Proposition 8 campaign which does not mention the donation directly and does not say what his personal views are now.
I know there are concerns about my commitment to fostering equality and welcome for LGBT individuals at Mozilla. I hope to lay those concerns to rest, first by making a set of commitments to you. More important, I want to lay them to rest by actions and results.
Eich says Mozilla will make an "active commitment to equality in everything we do, from employment to events to community-building", work with LGBT communities and allies, abide by its inclusive health benefits and anti-discrimination policies, and make a personal commitment to work on outreach initiatives to those who feel exclued.
Adds Eich:
I know some will be skeptical about this, and that words alone will not change anything. I can only ask for your support to have the time to “show, not tell”; and in the meantime express my sorrow at having caused pain.
An early comment on the post (now gone), questioned Eich about what his current views on same-sex marriage are. Comments are now under moderation, and none appear.
Earlier this week Mozilla released a 'diversity' statement in response to the controversy. Developers Hampton Catlin and his husband Michael have decided to boycott the Mozilla community entirely.