Linux Foundation
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non-profit technology consortium for development of Linux and open source
Key facts
- Predecessor
- Open Source Development Labs Free Standards Group
- Formation
- 2000 ; 26 years ago ( 2000 )
- Type
- 501(c)(6) organization
- Purpose
- Open-source software
- Headquarters
- 548 Market St, San Francisco , CA 94104, United States
- Members
- 1,000+ corporate members
- Website
- www .linuxfoundation .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Funder, Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2000
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Also known as
- LF
- Status
- Active
Official website
Linux Foundation - Decentralized innovation, built with trust
Helping open technology projects build world class open source software, communities and companies.
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Encyclopedic overview
The Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit organization established in 2000 to support Linux development and open-source software projects.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Linux Foundation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.