Depending on who you believe Cory Ondrejka, Second Life’s chief technology officer, has either quit or been fired.

The Associated Press reports today that Ondrejka, who they describe as a “colorful Navy veteran who delights in mocking creationism”, has resigned and will depart at the end of the year. Ondrejka, who helped write the code the created Second Life for Linden Lab, declined to comment to the AP.

But his internal email about the matter popped up over on Massively: