Foundations Can Expel Corporate Contributors

A foundation (Document Foundation) removed over thirty Collabora staff from membership under new bylaws tied to legal disputes, prompting Collabora to self-host tooling and spin a separate product line rather than continue deep investment in the foundation's community. The move involves top historical committers and could reduce collaborative contributions and accelerate divergence between foundation and corporate forks. — Shows how governance rules (bylaws) can be used to realign contributor incentives and trigger fragmentation of important open‑source infrastructure, with implications for software supply chains and public‑interest reliance on commons code.