Their post does not say but I’m sure the current economy is no small factor. Businesses are tightening belts because things are only expected to get worse. Sponsorship of a dwindling Linux distribution is an easy cut to justify.
If I were to hazard a guess, I’d say that hardware costs being driven up dramatically has made it more difficult for their sponsors to provide infrastructure to the project for free.
What’s behind in the drop of sponsors?
Their post does not say but I’m sure the current economy is no small factor. Businesses are tightening belts because things are only expected to get worse. Sponsorship of a dwindling Linux distribution is an easy cut to justify.
If I were to hazard a guess, I’d say that hardware costs being driven up dramatically has made it more difficult for their sponsors to provide infrastructure to the project for free.