June 2, 2009 3:25 PM PDT

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The Linux Foundation is now offering membership to individuals that support the cause. Your support goes a long way in enhancing, promoting and protecting Linux for generations to come and your membership connects you with the information, tools and events needed to advance your career and stay current with the platform.

Linux Foundation Benefits:

Your own Linux.com email address with forwarding service. Since this is a new service, new users will have a chance to grab a nice alias.
A weekly Linux.com "Briefing Book" with news, technical tips, and analysis to keep you ahead of the curve.
30% off of Linux Foundation LinuxCon 2009 standard registration fees.
20% Discount on registration fees for Linux Foundation Training. This can save you (or your company) a lot of money.
A Free Linux Foundation T-shirt so we can showcase your OS of choice at your next company meeting (or at the grocery store, the beach, Presidential news conferences, the Super Bowl, etc.)

Partner Discounts:

35% of O'Reilly Books and E-Books
20% Off O'Reilly's Open Source Convention (OSCON)
35% of No Starch Press Publications
15% off Subscription to Linux Journal
15% off Neuros Technologies NeurosLink. The Neuros LINK allows you to watch internettv (Hulu, Youtube) as well as downloads on your TV using Linux.
50% off Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE)
$10 off every $40 order on Thinkgeek (excluding shipping and taxes)

Link: Linux Foundation membership sign-up page.

How soon until we see an @linux.com email address blackmarket?

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Dave Rosenberg dishes up "Software, Interrupted" with nearly 15 years of technology and marketing experience that spans from Bell Labs to multiple start-up IPOs to open-source enterprise software companies. He is co-founder of MuleSource and currently serves as the general manager of Hardy Way. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. You can contact Dave via e-mail at softwareinterrupted@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @daveofdoom.

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About Software, Interrupted

In "Software, Interrupted," Dave Rosenberg discusses disruption in the software market, as well as the products and services that keep business technology norms in perpetual flux.

With nearly 15 years of technology and marketing experience spanning from Bell Labs to multiple start-up IPOs, Dave co-founded open-source software company MuleSource and now serves as general manager of Hardy Way. He also happens to be a U.S. patent holder and a workaholic. Technology is his best friend and mortal enemy.

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