Gemini Proxy
● 08.16.20
●● The Linux Foundation Exceeds $100,000,000 in Revenue and Jim Zemlin Now Pays Himself About a Million Dollars a Year While ‘His’ Foundation Operates at a Loss of $732,261
Posted in Deception, Finance, Kernel at 2:58 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
As reported a few months before they sacked all the Linux.com people (both editors and writers, without as much as a warning or any consultation) whilst overspending on nonsense and ludicrous salaries, plus bonuses of all sorts (no oversight, no justification needed). Text continues below the 51 pages (as JPEG files).
Summary: The Linux ‘fat cats’ who
never even use Linux (they love
The above filing from one year ago,
now fully available as a PDF as
http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lf-irs-2018.pdf
“Overall, the Foundation managed to operate at a loss that year and they still pay “Former VP of Finance” (almost half a million dollars) even though “Lisbeth McNabb” is now “Chief Finance and Operating Officer”.”One sure thing is, their accounting doesn’t add up too nicely and there was no reason to kill Linux.com. They could instead settle for more modest salaries and stop overstretching. They’ve been overstretching to the point of feeding and working for enemies of Linux and of Free software.
For comparison’s sake, the SFC’s
latest finances/disclosures [PDF]
http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sfc-irs-2018.pdf
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