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Re: "Linux Foundation now spends only 2% of their revenue on..."
Aw shit. Let's hope that either Linux comes to its senses, or that BSD becomes just a little more user friendly.
6 hours ago
2% toward the stated purpose actually sounds like a lot given 'tis self-centric humans working it.... ;-)
@hellfire103, Yeah I have been on a personal campaign to pull people away from MS because I hate them with a passion, and all the while the very foundation it's self is sabotaging their own product. And the question is even bigger...
Linux : 2%
Blockchain : 4%
A.I. : 12%
So this is 18% right? Where is the other 82% going? Administration? MS dev to steal Linux?
Here is one for you... They are based in Oregon U.S.A. In the States a non profit can only spend I think 28% on anything "other" than the intended non-profit goal and intentions. All but that 28% MUST be proven to be spent on your claimed non-profit CAUSE. In this case LINUX.
So they are already guilty of fraud and tax evasion by U.S. IRS Laws.
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/bylaws
Most modern 'charitable organizations' are a tax avoidance scam.
Linux Foundation now spends only 2% of their revenue on Linux. The Linux Foundation has released their 2023 Annual Report... and it is an absolute doozy. The first big headline? As of 2023, The Linux Foundation now spends just 2% -- that's two percent -- of their revenue on their namesake: The Linux Kernel. "Ask yourself this: If there is a foundation named after a specific thing... what percentage of that foundation's revenue would you expect to be spent on said thing? Let's say... "Save...