Linux Foundation 2021 annual report

Has anyone actually read the annual report or just looked at the metadata on the file and a 990? I'm happy to discuss how many offers I get for crazy amounts of money each year to leave the LF, but I really like what I do, and I like the people I get to work with who are change agents from the inside.

I do hope people take at least as much time as they've invested in commenting here to learn about what some of the people in these communities are doing to really have an impact. Everything may not meet your personal definition/expectation of free software, but it all moves the ecosystem every year closer to an open model. Many companies and people in those companies may not be ready for your definition of freedom - but they are willing to move a little bit closer in an open model. Don't let that stop you from trying to nudge them a little further for the next project, but there is no magic wand to get the world to suddenly change to your worldview - I'm sorry.

Whether you like it or not, we're all in this together. Each person, each interaction helps nudge the ecosystem further along. It's worth celebrating what the FOSS communities were able to accomplish, at the LF or anywhere. These are real changes and shifts in the landscape that has always been closed. That's the real alternative.