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Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by lima on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @01:37PM (#17410135)
The Linux Foundation is an umbrella organisation/lobby organisation, similar to the Apache project.

Most of the actual code is written by individual and corporate contributors. Google, in particular, contributes a LOT of code to both the Linux kernel and projects like Kubernetes.

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Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by rectang on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @05:29PM (#17412002)
There is a major difference between the Apache Software Foundation and the Linux Foundation. The ASF is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The Linux Foundation is a 501(c)(6) business league.

Donations to a 501(c)(3) are tax-deductible but are very restricted, which donations to a 501(c)(6) are not tax-deductible but are far less restricted. Not coincidentally, the ASF's annual budget is a tiny fraction of the Linux Foundation's.

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Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by bredren on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @01:42PM (#17410181)
See also Microsoft / clang
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Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by dan1234 on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @03:47PM (#17411207)
I thought Apple were the ones originally behind Clang?
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Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by pertymcpert on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @04:05PM (#17411345)
What?
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