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Didn't they start as a non-profit? But I guess, as someone I know used to say, there's one god everybody worships: the money god.
You can still donate to them if you enjoy feeling like a sucker.
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Damn. I’ll donate to Pi-Hole instead.
Because that's the non-profit organization, not the for-profit business.
A non-profit in the same way OpenAI is a non-profit.
"Buy me senpai!"
Non-profit to enjoy the perks that come with that until they're big enough to cash out.
Technically they still are, but the nonprofit owns and controls a for-profit corporation. I think they made that switcheroo a little over a decade ago, but someone else can fact check me the timing.
Just like Mozilla, OpenAI and wikimedia foundation. The future looks bright /s
oh I didn't know wikimedia was also a for profit in disguise. that sucks hard.
https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/
Is that an actual for-profit company controlled by the non-profit wikimedia foundation, or just a way for the foundation to make money to run its operations? My understanding is it's the latter, unlike Mozilla and now Raspberry Pi. See here:
A nonprofit doesn't have to rely exclusively on donations to fund its operarions.
Uh, no? It's the other way around?
According to who? You? Because the UK government says otherwise.
Raspberry Pi LTD (for-profit, founded 2012) is owned by the Raspberry Pi Foundation (non-profit, founded 2008).
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08207441/persons-with-significant-control
Fair enough, but raspberry pi (trading) Ltd is the one that's mostly in control.
I'm not sure what you're missing here, but they are OWNED by the non-profit, which means their actions align with their owners intent.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation lived long enough to see itself become the villain. Don't make excuses for them.
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