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Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by subway on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @12:05PM (#17409281)
The Linux Foundation does do some pretty useful work. For instance, iirc, they facilitate much of the work on Let's Encrypt.
Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by kashyapc on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @12:54PM (#17409749)
Yeah, I agree. FWIW, I've been participating in Linux Foundation's technical events since late 2012. Not everything they do is golden (w.r.t coordinating with open source communities or partnerships with companies), but for now their strengths outweigh their weaknesses.
Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by craftyguy on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @12:23PM (#17409439)
AFAIK, they provide only administrative support (payroll, HR, etc). That's not really "much of" the work on Let's Encrypt.

There's a whole lot of other facilitating not included in that.. like infrastructure (hosting, development, test), management, technical support, etc.

Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by sja on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @12:41PM (#17409612)
I think it's important to not underestimate the amount of time and effort that goes into the non-technical side of any organization.
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Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by craftyguy on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @12:43PM (#17409631)
There's a whole lot of other facilitating not included in that.. like infrastructure (hosting, development, test), management, technical support, etc.