In the Latest OSI Tax Filing (From the IRS), Filed 13 Months Ago, Only 4% of the Revenue Comes From Members (People, Not Corporations) and $252,702 Goes to Microsoft Projects (Propping Up Proprietary Software Monopoly)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2021-12-30 21:40:09 UTC
- Modified: 2021-12-30 21:46:39 UTC
It has been getting lower each year (down from 5% to just 4%) and Microsoft uses OSI as a 'money-laundering' box
Summary: Stefano Maffulli told me (hours ago), citing Josh (who had prepared the above filing), that "clearlydefined has a budget of roughly $250k." (See page 10 of this latest IRS filing [PDF]
near the bottom)
Earlier today (about OSI):
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