Summary: The real Linux Foundation isn't what people may come to expect based on its name; based on its obligatory filings to the IRS, we can see some clues as to the operations and direction of the Foundation

THIS month we began looking into newly-revealed IRS papers from the Linux Foundation. ProPublica had added about a million more documents, so transparency is vastly improved. Over the coming week we'll scrutinise this foundation a lot more closely. It's something I've personally done for years, so I can easily compare the present to the past.

The Linux Foundation is not what it wants people to think. It has created additional "shells" in recent years and it suffered some ordeals. It's very well aware of the negative perception and bad publicity it receives. Buying a lot of media (paying for puff pieces) won't correct it as that just adds to a long list of scandals.

"That the Foundation stooped as low as clickfraud is rather revealing. Integrity isn't even a factor."In order to make the facts easier to digest we shall partition the new information into smaller and logical (interconnected) chunks. More people deserve to know how the "Linux" trademark is being misused by people who never even used Linux and barely cares about Linux. Even Linus Torvalds deserves to know about it, seeing that the media at large doesn't touch the topic (a lot of what's left of the media just bags bribes from the Foundation in exchange for blind praise).

Calling out the sellouts, especially in the media, isn't the important part (they know who they are, including SJVN, It's FOSS, and FOSS Force). What's important is that people understand what sort of "foundation" we deal with and who's really running it, how money is spent, what for etc. That the Foundation stooped as low as clickfraud is rather revealing. Integrity isn't even a factor. Just look how they market themselves. ⬆