[eeh]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich says he left, rather than was fired. It looks like Brendan held popular political views, but not popular in relevant places.

[martin_a]

Of course it says that he left. That's how business works. "We agreed upon parting ways, so XY can focus on other projects." It's never "we kicked his ass and threw his stuff out".

[driverdan]

> It looks like Brendan held popular political views

That's a generous way to say he opposed equal rights for a minority group, some of whom he employed.