I appreciate your efforts to set the facts straight. The FAQ, while straightforward on some points, is vague on one in a way that I can only see as unfortunately intentional.

> Q: Was Brendan asked to resign by the Board?

> A: No. In fact, Board members tried to get Brendan to stay at Mozilla in another role.

You can read this in two ways:

1. The board didn't want Eich to resign as CEO, and when he did, tried to at least get him to remain in another role. 2. The board did want Eich to resign as CEO (but formally it was his decision), and when he did, tried to get him to remain in another role.

My impression, when I read the FAQ, was that it tries to create the impression of 1, but 2 is more likely to have happened. I'm saddened to have confirmed with by reading the NYTimes article which quotes board members precisely to that effect (that they agreed with Eich he should step down as CEO).

The fact that this issue is muddled in the FAQ in a way that seems intentional does not boost my confidence in Mozilla. It isn't as bad as "they plain fired him" which I thought before, but it's still pretty bad.