The CEO of Mozilla has thrown in the towel. Brendan Eich was appointed the CEO of Mozilla Corporation (the for-profit company that’s wholly owned by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation) only two weeks ago. Almost immediately after he took the reins, however, it was uncovered that he donated $1,000 to support California’s anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 back in 2008. This set off a wave of protest across the internet against the once-beloved open-source software company, culminating in the popular dating website OkCupid refusing to let its users access their dating profiles from Mozilla’s flagship Firefox web browser.

At first, Brendan Eich tried to defend his actions, saying that he had kept his political beliefs out of Mozilla for the 15 years he had worked there. But, two days after the high-profile OkCupid protest began, he gave up the ghost and resigned his position as CEO and from the board of the Mozilla Foundation.

Mozilla, itself, issued a letter of apology to its customers, supporters, and community, writing in a blog post: