Not to belabor the point, but LF is a 501(c)(6), not a 501(c)(3). They don't behave like your intuition for a public-interest nonprofit because they aren't one. You shouldn't give them your money!

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s0ss 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Why not?

	▲	wolttam 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		They get their money from corporate sponsors, because those sponsors benefit greatly from the existence of the Linux ecosystem. They don't need the contributions of individuals to keep going forever and ever.
	▲	loeg 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It's an industry trade association, for the benefit of its members. You aren't one of its members. (I'd suggest spending 60 seconds researching the difference between a 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) on wikipedia or whatever.)