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Linux Foundation

non-profit technology consortium for development of Linux and open source
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Linux Foundation

Summary

Linux Foundation is a mutual-benefit nonprofit corporation[1]. It draws 673 Wikipedia views per month (mutual_benefit_nonprofit_corporation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Linux Foundation's field of work was Linux[3].
  • Linux Foundation's field of work was open-source software[4].
  • Linux Foundation was a member of Open Source Initiative[5].
  • Linux Foundation is in the country of United States[6].
  • Linux Foundation's instance of is recorded as mutual-benefit nonprofit corporation[7].
  • Linux Foundation's instance of is recorded as foundation[8].
  • Linux Foundation's logo image is recorded as Linux Foundation logo 2013.svg[9].
  • Linux Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[10].
  • Linux Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Jim Zemlin[11].
  • Linux Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as OpenPOWER Foundation[12].
  • Linux Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as DroneCode[13].
  • Linux Foundation's Commons category is recorded as Linux Foundation[14].
  • Linux Foundation's industry is recorded as computer industry[15].
  • +2007-01-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Linux Foundation[16].
  • Linux Foundation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027w07b[17].
  • Linux Foundation's official website is recorded as https://www.linuxfoundation.org/[18].
  • Linux Foundation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Linux Foundation[19].
  • Linux Foundation's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][20].
  • Linux Foundation's USB vendor ID is recorded as 1d6b[21].
  • Linux Foundation's phone number is recorded as +1-415-723-9709[22].
  • Linux Foundation's replaces is recorded as Open Source Development Labs[23].
  • Linux Foundation's replaces is recorded as Free Standards Group[24].
  • Linux Foundation's affiliation is recorded as Joint Development Foundation[25].
  • Linux Foundation's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Linux-Foundation[26].
  • Linux Foundation's topic has template is recorded as Template:Linux Foundation[27].

Body

Founding

+2007-01-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Linux Foundation[16].

Leadership

Linux Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Jim Zemlin[11].

Operations

Linux Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[10]. Subsidiaries include OpenPOWER Foundation[12], an organization[28], founded in 2013[29] and DroneCode[13], a nonprofit organization[30], founded in 2014[31].

Industry

Linux Foundation's industry is recorded as computer industry[15]. Fields of work include Linux[3], founded in 1991[32] and open-source software[4].

Why It Matters

Linux Foundation draws 673 Wikipedia views per month (mutual_benefit_nonprofit_corporation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . linuxfoundation.org. Retrieved . linuxfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . linuxfoundation.org. Retrieved . linuxfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . linuxfoundation.org. Retrieved . linuxfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . openpowerfoundation.org. Retrieved . openpowerfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . facebook.com. Retrieved . facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . linuxfoundation.org. Retrieved . linuxfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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