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In addition to the opportunities presented by networking, learning, and working with other member organizations that are using and contributing to Linux Foundation open source projects, there are many other benefits associated with a membership that include Marketing, Training, and Event opportunities.</h4> </div></section> </div></div></div></div></div><div id="av-layout-grid-3" class="av-layout-grid-container entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells avia-builder-el-35 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize"> <div class="flex_cell no_margin av_four_fifth avia-builder-el-36 el_before_av_cell_one_fifth avia-builder-el-first " style="height:300px; min-height:300px;background: #f4f4f4; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 50px 0 50px ; background-color:#f4f4f4; "><div class="flex_cell_inner"> <section class="av_textblock_section " itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><div class="avia_textblock " itemprop="text"><h4>“The Linux Foundation understands that developers and other key contributors are core to the success of any project and are hyper-focused on attracting the best of the best to work on their open source projects.”</h4> <p>Nithya Ruff, <em>Linux Foundation Board Chair and Head of Comcast’s Open Source Program Office</em></p> </div></section> </div></div><div class="flex_cell no_margin av_one_fifth avia-builder-el-38 el_after_av_cell_four_fifth avia-builder-el-last avia-full-stretch " style="height:300px; min-height:300px;background:url(https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/nithya_ruff_whitebg.jpg) center center no-repeat scroll; vertical-align:middle; padding:30px; "><div class="flex_cell_inner"> </div></div> </div> <div id="benefits" class="avia-section av-khjl3a31-97ad7b8d9028efa97fb965f252410d30 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling avia-builder-el-39 el_after_av_layout_row el_before_av_section avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize"><div class="container av-section-cont-open"><div class="template-page content av-content-full alpha units"><div class="post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3072"><div class="entry-content-wrapper clearfix"> <div class="av-special-heading av-kjyjpkjz-e469aa09241b23bbeb118630e3979458 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote avia-builder-el-40 el_before_av_hr avia-builder-el-first "><h3 class="av-special-heading-tag " itemprop="headline">Why Join the Linux Foundation?</h3><div class="special-heading-border"><div class="special-heading-inner-border"></div></div></div> <div class="hr av-khjlizud-a8aa07de3d76ee5f69551bcb7204aad1 hr-invisible avia-builder-el-41 el_after_av_heading el_before_av_textblock "><span class="hr-inner "><span class="hr-inner-style"></span></span></div> <section class="av_textblock_section " itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><div class="avia_textblock " itemprop="text"><ul> <li>Your membership supports other Linux Foundation organizations such as LetsEncrypt.org, Kernel.org, overall development of the Linux kernel, and salaries for full-time fellows such as Linus Torvalds, Greg Kroah-Hartman, and Shuah Khan.</li> <li>Your membership supports open source security initiatives such as OpenSSF and the Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII). The Linux Foundation funds critical security research, providing developers access to security tooling, free secure coding education, security audits, and facilitating an industry response to security challenges.</li> <li>Your membership enables the Foundation to provide travel and mentorship funding to help train and engage future contributors to open source communities.</li> <li>Your membership supports essential IP protection for open source, including our support for the Unified Patents open source zone that benefits all users and vendors using open source.<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/11/19/1949239/0/en/Open-Invention-Network-Teams-with-IBM-Linux-Foundation-and-Microsoft-to-Further-Protect-Open-Source-from-Patent-Trolls.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li>Your membership enables foundational legal work to improve the quality (licensing, export controls, trademark programs, privacy programs, etc.) of our upstream projects that you incorporate into your products and solutions.</li> <li>Your membership supports the creation of best practices materials covering each stage of your open source journey. Materials include foundational value proposition materials, setting up and running an open source program office, compliance workflows, tooling, contribution practices, templates, and enterprise management practices.</li> <li>Enables the LF to operate as a global organization with operations spanning the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Switzerland, China, Australia, and Japan.</li> <li>Support foundational research on open source, including our partnership with the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard University on security and open source topics.</li> <li>Enables a legal structure for projects to be created under a neutral governance model.</li> <li>Your membership enables diversity and inclusion programs, allowing us to offer registration scholarships to LF events, mentorship programs, diversity & socioeconomic need-based travel funding (not limited to LF events). <ul> <li>We also offer programs onsite at LF events supporting diversity & inclusion efforts that your membership supports, including free childcare, onsite nursing room/milk storage, onsite prayer rooms, pronoun and preferred communication badge stickers, complimentary non-alcoholic beverages at evening events, diversity social events, complimentary kids day coding workshop alongside OSSNA annually, conference session videos freely available online, and other initiatives.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div></section> </div></div></div></div></div><div id="benefits" class="avia-section av-khjl3a31-97ad7b8d9028efa97fb965f252410d30 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling avia-builder-el-43 el_after_av_section el_before_av_section avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize"><div class="container av-section-cont-open"><div class="template-page content av-content-full alpha units"><div class="post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3072"><div class="entry-content-wrapper clearfix"> <div class="flex_column av-vod3bk-6d25dccf8d8c9c2c9d6e6fd07dc17cc9 av_one_fifth 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/ico_mem_strategic.svg" alt="Strategic Guidance Icon" title="Strategic Guidance Icon" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 1600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 2048w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 36w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 1500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 705w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_strategic.svg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px"/></div></div></div></div><div class="flex_column av-s1dq8g-27c250ff02b003baccd047eb7ae3aded av_four_fifth avia-builder-el-51 el_after_av_one_fifth avia-builder-el-last flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding "><section class="av_textblock_section " itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><div class="avia_textblock " itemprop="text"><h3>Strategic Guidance and Best Practices</h3> <ul> <li>The opportunity for your open source 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srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_insights.svg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_insights.svg 1600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_insights.svg 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_insights.svg 2048w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_insights.svg 36w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_insights.svg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020250im_/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads//ico_mem_insights.svg 1500w, 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