On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 11:32:25AM -0800, Dan Shafer quipped:
> Interesting idea, Mark.
> 
> I wonder if Red Hat and other Linux repackagers/support shops would have
> emerged as commercial entities if a non-profit foundation were in the loop.
> Probably, but I haven't thought deeply about this.

In the case of the Apache Software Fonudation, the non-profit is
largely funded by commercial entities. ASF is almost a consortium of
industry giants, collaborating on a web server and related
technologies for their mutual benefit.