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Re: "Linux Foundation now spends only 2% of their revenue on..."
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
2023-12-28 · 8 months ago
🚀 stack · 2023-12-28 at 20:37:
Most modern 'charitable organizations' are a tax avoidance scam.
😎 flipperzero · 2023-12-31 at 19:37:
Is the Linux foundation a legitimized governing body over the development of the linux kernel, or is it an unrelated advocacy group which also employs linus to act as spokesperson for their apparent posturing over future potential lucrative ventures? Does linus know?!?!?!
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...
💬 Minko_Ikana · 7 comments · 3 likes · 2023-12-28 · 8 months ago