The non-profit organization Linux Foundation oversees a wide range of work related to the development of Linux. About the addition of 43 companies to its ranks, of which 38 joined as silver members. New participants include the automotive giant Volkswagen and the company Mail.Ru, represented by , which focuses on developing cloud service platforms.
Silver members of the Linux Foundation pay an annual fee ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, while gold members pay $100,000 per year, and platinum members pay
$500,000 (platinum members receive the right for a company representative to enter the board of directors of the Linux Foundation). The list of platinum partners of the Linux Foundation includes companies such as Verizon, Google, Fujitsu, AT&T, Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Samsung, NEC, Qualcomm, Hitachi, Tencent, and Oracle.
Source: opennet.ru
