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The linux foundation is not a non-profit. But I'm curious about your statement about the wikimedia foundation, is their board not elected by general members?
by throwaway7767 11y ago
The linux foundation is not a non-profit.
But I'm curious about your statement about the wikimedia foundation, is their board not elected by general members?
- CRConrad 11y agothrowaway7767 wrote: "The linux foundation is not a non-profit." As late as a month ago, it claimed to be: "SAN FRANCISCO, December 17, 2015 -The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source..." (from the Block-chain page linked above, http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2015/12/linux-foundation-unites-industry-leaders-advance-blockchain http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2015... )
- throwaway7767 11y agoI stand corrected regarding the linux foundation, I was under the impression they were a company and not a non-profit. Thanks for the info.
- ghaff 11y agoThey're a 501(c)(6) trade association if you want to be technically correct. Which is different from 501(c)(3)'s which are what you normally think of as "non-profits" but it's still an exempt organization like a chamber of commerce. Fun fact: The NFL was a 501(c)(6) organization at one point because "professional football leagues" were specifically named in the IRS code but they voluntarily dropped their status.