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Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation at highest membership tier

Microsoft announced its support for the open-source platform by becoming a member of the nonprofit technology group at the $500,000 per year membership level.

Alissa McAloon, Publisher

November 16, 2016

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Microsoft is doubling down on its recent support of Linux by joining The Linux Foundation at the $500,000 per year membership tier. In addition, Microsoft’s John Gossman will also join the foundation’s board of directors.

The move strengthens Microsoft’s recent change of heart about the importance of open-source software. In addition to benefiting Linux as a whole, this new membership potentially means great things for developers that use the company’s development tools like Visual Studio and the .NET framework.

According to the Linux Foundation’s executive director Jim Zemlin, the move is just as good for Microsoft as it is for the foundation. “Microsoft is better able to collaborate with the open source community to deliver transformative mobile and cloud experiences to more people,” he said. 

Microsoft joins other companies such as Cisco, Fujitsu, HE, Huawei, IBM, Intel, and Samsung as platinum members that contribute $500,000 to the Foundation yearly. 

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Alissa McAloon

Publisher, GameDeveloper.com

As the Publisher of Game Developer, Alissa McAloon brings a decade of experience in the video game industry and media. When not working in the world of B2B game journalism, Alissa enjoys spending her time in the worlds of immersive sandbox games or dabbling in the occasional TTRPG.

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