Talk:Linux Foundation

message: The list of the projects is 150+ at last count. Not sure if it might be useful to declutter the Foundation page and break out the whole list of projects as a table with fields for date started, etc. The better to search, sort, and refer to projects with their own Wikipedia pages. Disclaimer: I volunteered on a two foundation projects over the years. Phil Wolff (talk) 23:20, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, the list is far too long. – K4rolB (talk) 14:52, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Break out foundation projects list into its own page? 

message: What is physical location of foundation HQ ?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marekmosiewicz (talk • contribs) 20:06, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Address 

message: They get massives of money, 43 of 47 members of it pay, something likr 8 of them pay half a million a year.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.164.46.253 (talk) 11:06, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Income 

message: Who pays what, and who's on their board?
Since this is an encyclopaedia rather than some advertising space, these are the first questions to ask. Gronky (talk) 11:16, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed. This is a good start - there's plenty of material there for basic article-padding, although locating secondary sources for some of the more intricate details may be tricky. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 12:33, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who funds and makes decisions? 

message: With details.  Those who are ignorant of history ...
CountMacula (talk) 00:42, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article needs a History section 

message: Just leaving this here for now.  It's not currently mentioned in the article:
* Linux Foundation Sponsors Now Includes Microsoft?
. Gronky (talk) 13:05, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taking money from Microsoft 

message: Hi! The Linux Foundation is interested in providing resources to help make this page more current and factual. As a contractor of the foundation, I have a conflict of interest, but will be happy to propose changes backed by third-party verifiable sources for editors to consider. I am also available to help research and provide verification for topics you’d like to update. I much appreciate your feedback and consideration. To start, here are several images for use that might be of interest. All are available under creative commons:
- The Linux Foundation’s logo
- A photo of Linux foundation fellows Linus Torvalds and Greg Kroah-Hartman, taken at a 2012 Linux Foundation event.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13825348@N03/7939081134/in/set-72157631425904278
- A video, produced by The Linux Foundation that explains how Linux is built and the foundation’s role in the project. 
http://video.linux.com/videos/how-linux-is-built
LibbyMClark (talk) 23:58, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images 

message: *Linux Foundation causes uproar by quietly removing community representation from its board published by Information Age
*The Linux Foundation No Longer Allows Community Representation published by Softpedia
– Conrad T. Pino (talk) 00:17, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Board Reorganization 

message: Just thinking that the page might be updated for the new Zephyr Project. Any thoughts?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-linux-foundations-zephyr-project-building-an-operating-system-for-iot-devices/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by NoPolymath (talk • contribs) 00:08, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Zephyr Project 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I'd like to provide links to resources explaining how The Linux Foundation initially came to be. 
LF was actually formed in 2007 and was indeed due to the merging of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and Free Standards Group (FSG). Starting the section with the 4th paragraph would best convey this fact. A press release of that announcement provides background on both OSDL & FSG, explaining that both groups began six years before The Linux Foundation was established in 2007:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070702180852/http://www.linux-foundation.org/wordpress/?p=286
Here is the announcement of Open Source Development Labs' formation in Santa Clara circa 2000:
https://web.archive.org/web/20030607050006/http://osdl.org:80/osdlpress/2000_aug_30_santa_clara.html
This is why the formation date on this page is listed as 2000.
 I applaud your motive, it is a motive that we share, and I believe that including the history prior to 2000 is important. Why? The 2000 forming of OSDL and especially the 2002 continuation (as you note, in a different State)would not have been possible without it. Continuity of the relevant projects made OSDL, and then LF in turn possible.
The first three paragraphs say that the origins of The Linux Foundation are linked to Linux International (LI). LI was actually never part of The Linux Foundation's history. OSDL was started in 2002 as an Oregon nonprofit. Here is the Business Registry Info:
http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=924540&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE
Linux International is a New Hampshire nonprofithttps://quickstart.sos.nh.gov/online/BusinessInquire/BusinessInformation?businessID=90771
 and its legal entities aren't from the same state as OSDL; LI should not be associated with The Linux Foundation's origin.
 With all due respect, I believe strongly that LI should be part of LF's official history, and I believe I have explained adequately below why that is.
OSDL was only able to form because it had lobbied to gain critical projects from Linux International, and also received a significant amount of Linux International's board and vendor sponsorship in the process. Key among those were the LSB, and especially the Linux Mark & relationship with Linus among others. These projects and intellectual property is what interested OSDL's sponsors most. I believe in the face of this, the fact that one entity was a New Hampshire Organization, and the other a California Organization is irrelevant to that issue. OSDL took on LI's history in that process, plain and simple. To not include it as part of LF's history is to ignore very significant information that when present gives a much more accurate perspective. Especially since LF now fulfills that vision from 1993, which dates to nearly the inception of Linux itself.
Any facts about Linux International should be added to its own Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_International
 facts about Linux International, yes, I agree... but not facts about LF which the above are, since LF is the recipient of these crucial projects which in turn (even now) make LF possible in the first place. LI was only left to go it's own separate way because that was what maddog wanted. Otherwise LI would probably have folded into OSDL outright.
Thanks!
Greg9892 (talk) 20:44, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Info on Linux Foundation History and Formation 

message: I would like to suggest making a sub page for more detail on the various projects involved with CNCF
The complete landscape survey is summarized in the here in this CNCF GitHub project: https://github.com/cncf/landscape
I have made a draft page here if anyone wants to use it as a starting point - ATM just a copy of the CNCF part of Linux Foundation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Cloud_Native_Computing_Foundation
I would be willing to help with the ongoing maintenance of such a page.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 10Dev (talk • contribs) 05:23, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal to add a sub page for Cloud Native 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: There is speculation, for example:  http://techrights.org/2019/06/05/linux-com-future-uncertain/ , that the Linux Foundation now has commercial goals incompatible with its stated aim of supporting the growth of Linux. I don't have a reference meeting Wikipedia standards, but it wouldn't be surprising since Microsoft became a financial supporter of the Linux Foundation.
Does anyone here have definite evidence either for or against this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sayitclearly (talk • contribs) 12:36, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major change in focus? 

message: Is this still in dispute? Can the marker be removed? The article is beginning to approach GA in my opnion. Is that shared by others? —¿philoserf? (talk) 21:14, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Factual accuracy of History section? 

message: I am guessing that  project had morphed into the OS-Climate initiative.  Perhaps that information could be resolved and worked in?  RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 19:58, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  OS-Climate 

message: The LF Edge umbrella needs to be worked in.  See the following.  I am afraid I haven't got the time to do so.  RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 15:06, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  LF Edge umbrella 

message: Could someone expand this list with (short) descriptions of what each of these people do? That is, instead of just listing, say, "Marvin Acme", list "Marvin Acme (CEO)", etc. Thanks! 188.108.187.63 (talk) 16:32, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Key people" in infobox 

message: * Inclusive Naming initiative
* Open Hardware Diversity Alliance
* Software Developer Diversity and Inclusion
I think these should be mentioned somewhere in the article as they are important.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.89.91 (talk) 12:11, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cover Diversity and Inclusion efforts 

message: Under "Projects", replace:
, the total economic value of development costs of Linux Foundation Collaborative Projects was estimated at $5 billion. Through continued investment in open source projects and growth in the number of projects hosted, this number rose to $15.6 billion by September 2017.
with:
, the total economic value of development costs of Linux Foundation Collaborative Projects was estimated at $5 billion.
Reason for edit: I couldn't find a good source for the $15.6 billion quote. All I could find is the LF's press release that says $16 billion (https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/blog/facebooks-long-history-of-open-source-investments-deepens-with-platinum-level-linux-foundation-membership) but that is far from the source for the $5 billion quote (which was an actual report with details). So probably best to remove this sentence. Llightex (talk) 13:29, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Spintendo  17:22, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! Llightex (talk) 17:25, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request: Update statistic under "Projects" 

message: It is a common practice among non-profit organizations to name out benefactors and actually, many benefactors often donate to notable companies for publicity of being recognized prominently. Such information belongs on the organization's website. I'm opposed to display of select donor names in the article as selected by level of importance as seen by the organization. I do not see encyclopedic value and I have removed it again for the second time.  Graywalls (talk) 02:48, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  I am highly opposed to member directory