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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?

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