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Linux Credit Card Re-Launches

Posted by kdawson on from the we're-in-the-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The all-new Linux Fund Visa Card launched on July 24th. The Linux Fund began in 1999, and lasted until Bank of America bought MBNA and canceled the program earlier this year. Before that time the fund had distributed $100,000 a year on average. US Bank has inked a new deal to resurrect the program with new features. Currently, the project is open to ideas for supporting well-loved and community-supported software that is underfunded. The current list of supported projects includes Debian, Wikipedia, FreeGeek, Freenode, and Blender."

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  1. But how do they select projects? by Vintermann · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I can't seem to find it in their FAQ. Supporting Free software, but no openness about the selection process? Come on.

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  2. Wait... by Eddi3 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I get to have Tux on my credit card? Where do I sign up?!