Linux Foundation Announces A Holiday Membership Program

Today the Linux Foundation announced a new holiday promotion. For every new individual member who joins ($99/year), the Linux Foundation will also give a free membership to a student.

By joining the Linux Foundation, members help support the work of Linus Torvalds, as well as programs that promote and protect Linux. Members have access to exclusive benefits, including a Linux.com email address (ex: joe@linux.com); a Linux Foundation t-shirt; employee purchase pricing at Dell, HP, and Lenovo with savings up to 40% on purchases of hardware and accessories; 35% off O’Reilly books and e-books; a variety of deep discounts to attend events or subscribe to industry publications; and the ability to run for a Linux Foundation board seat, among others. With all these perks, the membership can quickly pay for itself. Here is the full press release: