Eich was not ousted by Mozilla, though I can understand why reasonable people might think that. Eich chose to resign because of the toll on him and his family (including your garden-variety internet death threats) and to draw fire from Mozilla. MoCo's board tried to convince him to stay the course as CEO or CTO. The board was unprepared for the media storm, thinking the Prop 8 issue had been settled back in 2012, and it never found its footing. I think this has been a heartbreaking experience for many Mozillians.

Here is Mozilla's updated FAQ: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/05/faq-on-ceo-resignat...

Disclosure: I am a Mozilla employee.