Comment Here is what they are auditing (Score 1) 82
from TFA -
"This year, Broadcom started sending such VMware users cease-and-desist letters, telling organizations to stop using any maintenance releases/updates, minor releases, major releases/upgrades extensions, enhancements, patches, bug fixes, or security patches (except for zero-day security patches) that VMware issued since the user’s support contract ended."
So if you kept your perpetual license and didn't buy a new support contract, they're making sure you haven't done unauthorized patches since you stopped paying. Maybe they have an online licensing system that phones home with patch levels, you report too recent a number and you get flagged for audit?