Linux Foundation awards Students with free membership for the holidays

Linux Foundation Announces "Get One, Give One" Holiday Membership  
Program

For every new individual member who joins the Linux Foundation this  
month, a student will receive a one-year free membership

SAN FRANCISCO, December 9, 2009 - The Linux Foundation (LF), the  
nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux,  
today announced that for every new individual member who joins the  
organization between today and January 31, 2009, the Linux Foundation  
will give a free membership to a student for one year.

New members can elect to sponsor a student on the Linux Foundation  
wait list or can request the membership be given to a friend or family  
member with a valid student ID. Students who are interested in  
obtaining a sponsored membership can sign up at the Linux Foundation  
website and will be sponsored on a first-come, first-served basis.  
Proof of student status must be provided. Details can be found at the  
website: www.linuxfoundation.org/about/join/individual/get-one-give-one-promotion

"Individual members are the heartbeat of the Linux Foundation, and  
students bring to the table new ideas and energy required to advance  
Linux into a new decade," said Jim Zemlin, executive director at the  
Linux Foundation. "New members who join during our holiday program  
will get the additional benefit of contributing to the advancement of  
Linux by bringing the next-generation of architects, maintainers and  
experts into the community."

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.

Both corporate and individual members are helping the organization  
that employs Linus Torvalds and supporting programs that promote and  
protect Linux. The annual membership fee for individuals is U.S. $99.  
Students receive all the same benefits as individual members.


About the Linux Foundation.

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering  
the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the Linux Foundation sponsors  
the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading  
Linux and open source companies and developers from around the world.  
The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by  
hosting important workgroups, events and online resources such as  
Linux.com. For more information, please visit the www.linux-foundation.org 
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