[Lil' Lavery]

Similar to the speculation that took place in the other threads, speculation and opinionated debate (without knowing the whole situation) here does no good. None of us know what FIRST and IFI did and did not do and know, so implying that FIRST did or didn't handle the situation correctly, or that FIRST did or didn't wrong IFI, etc. will just make matters worse. Especially when you create a new account to post your unsubstantiated, yet opinionated, thoughts without linking your opinion to your name and/or team/organization.
I highly doubt that anyone posting in this thread, aside of possibly IFI and/or FIRST representatives, knows any substantial truths about this situation, and speculating and/or taking sides will likely only cause the few facts we know of the future of IFI and FIRST to become distorted.