I think there is very little intent on Microsoft behalf in this. This is a OSS foundation which enforce their (understanding of) ownership. What is horrible is

I think there is very little intent on Microsoft behalf in this. This is a OSS foundation which enforce their (understanding of) ownership. What is horrible is the absolute lack of transparency, communication and community in this foundation. What they have done happens also in the Apache, Eclipse or whatever foundation as well. Just that these are communities which are mature and composed of experienced open source people which know how to address and communicate with other maintainers/egos/people. Open Source Communities are about people. Not the tech. You are only successful if you are good with people. What they did there multiple times was pulling nuclear options without telling people. The .NET Foundation is run by Microsoft MVP program (Claire, Ben, others) which live in their own dimension which is different from the rest of the community. They are supported by lawyers/managers of Microsoft trying to protect the brand and the core of .NET. That is a setup for failure without any malicious intent. Disclosure: .NET Fanboy + (successful) open source maintainer (not .NET foundation related)