Software Freedom Law Center isn't mothballed at all. That is not correct info. They just submitted comments to the Copyright Office, for example. See: http://www.softwarefreedom.org/

Dan Ravicher is taking time off to write a book, and he took the lead
on the Busybox stuff, but the Center continues.

Getting upset because litigation continued despite Rob's personal
interest in Cisco isn't a reason to put them down. Maybe Rob.