What happened: Some time between May 15[1] and September 5[2], the Linux Foundation was removed from the list of sponsors on the SFC's website. On November 24

What happened: Some time between May 15[1] and September 5[2], the Linux Foundation was removed from the list of sponsors on the SFC's website. On November 24, Karen Sandler wrote on the SFC blog[3] > since we launched the VMware suit some of our corporate funding > has been pulled because we tackle important but controversial > issues, like GPL compliance. We have even have had talks > blocked or canceled at conferences. OP is implying that these 2 things are related. Maybe they are, maybe they aren't; but that's all we know. [1]: https://web.archive.org/web/20150515144759/http://sfconservancy.org/sponsors https://web.archive.org/web/20150515144759/http://sfconserva... [2]: https://web.archive.org/web/20150905143819/http://sfconservancy.org/sponsors/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150905143819/http://sfconserva... [3]: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/nov/24/faif-carols-fundraiser/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/nov/24/faif-carols-fundr...