The Board didn't defend him publicly. I think, when a Board fails to publicly support their choice of CEO in face of a controversy, for a CEO that's basically a form of constructive dismissal.
Yes, exactly. That’s what I was trying to get across by quoting Baker not defending him, and what “asked to resign” means. I generally don’t complain about HN downvotes, but it’s more puzzling to me than usual — do people think I was saying Eich wasn’t fired? [shrug emoji]
