The Linux Foundation this week launched a new individual membership program which provides users with a wide range of benefits for a $99 fee — including, most notably, an @linux.com email address.
Other benefits include the following:
A weekly Linux.com 'Briefing Book' with news, technical tips, and analysis
A Linux Foundation T-shirt
30% off Linux Foundation LinuxCon 2009 standard registration fees
20% Discount on registration fees for Linux Foundation Training
35% off O'Reilly Books and E-Books
20% off O'Reilly's Open Source Convention
35% off No Starch Press Publications
15% off Subscription to Linux Journal
15% off Neuros Technologies NeurosLink
50% off Southern California Linux Expo
$10 off every $40 order on Thinkgeek
"The idea is that membership fees support the development of Linux since the Linux Foundation is the organization that employs Linus Torvalds," writes InternetNews' Sean Michael Kerner. "Membership also gives individuals a voice in the structure of the foundation."
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