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[kiiski]

From reading http://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/bylaws, it seems that the $500k is the annual membership fee, not a single donation.

Edit: As is also mentioned in the update to the article.

[Flenser → kiiski]

Indeed, FTA:

"Platinum membership is $500,000 per year."

"including fellow Platinum members IBM, Oracle, Intel, Fujitsu and Qualcomm Innovation Center"

So Linux Foundation is getting at least 3MM USD per year now.

[kiiski → Flenser]

http://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/members

7 platinums * $500k = $3,5MM

15 golds * $100k = $1,5MM

110 silvers * between $5k and $20k = between $550k and $2,2MM

Total = between 5,5MM and 7,2MM