On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Steven L. Kleiman <klei...@math.mit.edu>wrote:
> 1. Linux Foundation Memberships (Chris O'Connell) > I've been looking at getting a membership at Linux Foundation.org for a > while now. The benefits don't seem so great that they justify the > membership costs, but maybe I'm missing the overall point? Does anyone in > our organization have a Linux Foundation membership? Any reasons to buy or > not to? Is the membership largely a scam or does the foundation actually > further the use of Linux? > -SLK-10Dec16> I joined in order to get a discount on a new Dell Laptop, > and the discount more than paid for my membership. -- Steve > > It is most definitely not a scam. They run the LinuxCon shows, which yielded a decent turnout in Boston last summer and attracted some well-respected speakers (e.g. Eben Moglen). They also pay Linus' salary and do good work as a vendor-neutral Linux advocacy group. The membership pays for itself pretty quickly if you shop at any of the organizations that offer discounts. You get the Dell employee discount, for example. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
