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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. Several advantages by iamdrscience · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only do you get to fund open source projects by using this credit card, but because it's a linux credit card, it's more secure, right? Personally, I'm holding out for the OpenBSD credit card, but this is a good start.

    1. Re:Several advantages by AskChopper · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is it easy to switch from a regular card and get used to using this one though?!

      I know how mine works and am too frightened to make the change!

      Will it be compatible with my existing wallet or will I need to download a third party money clip?

      --
      The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. - Oscar Wilde
    2. Re:Several advantages by RuBLed · · Score: 4, Funny

      it's in your wallet.conf, edit it by 'sewdo'-ing and adjust the parameters as necessary.

    3. Re:Several advantages by IBBoard · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well this is the newer version, so I'm sure the interface has been improved and brought up to date. It may even perform better and look better without requiring all of the hardware updates of the new Vis[t]a credit cards.

      As for third party money clips, they are available but some of them are still in beta and were forked because someone decided it should fit twenty notes instead of fifteen.

      Rest assured that even if you do have problems after the change then there'll be a kind and helpful community that will work with you to help you resolve your problem, instead of having some generic helpdesk, an extortionate phone number or a complete lack of support.

  2. Addition to supported projects by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Welcomed addition to supported projects would be the FreeBeer project.

  3. Sound good for lunch meeting with microsoft rep. by Bearhouse · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bottle of wine, $25
    Lunch for two, $86
    Face on microserf's face when you whip out linux card to pay....priceless

  4. Re:But how do they select projects? by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's difficult to contribute to him though, as he's chained up in a basement somewhere. Katana wielding maniacs may be able to find and free him though.

    --
    which is totally what she said
  5. Re:But how do they select projects? by Nef · · Score: 2, Funny

    Plus he's sleeping in that damn trunk all the time!