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Oct. 13, 2009

The Linux Foundation says it will offer some new member benefits this week, along with a special membership classification that will apply just to Linux students.

Although there were already a good number of membership benefits to begin with, new access to employee purchase pricing on products from HP, Dell and Lenovo is a really terrific addition to the list.

An $99 annual membership fee to the Linux Foundation has always included a personal Linux.com e-mail address, but now current members have the option of keeping their email address for life with an additional one-time fee of $150.

New members who want this option will pay $249 upfront and $99 per year after that. Not every member agree with this, but it still seems to be one of the popular features of becoming a member, at least for now.

Linux students with a verifiable school ID now qualify for a special $25 annual student membership that comes with all the same benefits as a standard membership.

Here's a short list of some of the benefits of becoming a Linux Foundation member:

Jim Zemlin, Linux Foundation's executive director, says the organization is always looking for new ways to reward members.

He said "there's no question anymore that Linux will continue to be the center of computing for decades to come. In order to provide a long-term, neutral home for Linux and the OS platform, we are developing innovative ways that individuals can both support Linux and receive direct benefits for themselves. Discounts on hardware, events, books, software, merchandise and a really cool email address for a small annual fee make that all happen.

"The feedback that we get from individual members is that they like having the opportunity to support the work of Linus Torvalds. Beyond that, we've been asked to provide the lifetime Linux.com email option, which we're doing today. Members have asked for discounts on Linux-based devices so we're adding employee purchase pricing from Dell, Lenovo, HP and Avantex Hosting, added Zemlin."

Early this morning, Avantex Hosting's CEO George Baker announced that his company is offering up to 15 percent discounts on any Linux dedicated server and Linux individual hosting account to any Linux Foundation member. For more information, email gbaker AT avantex DOT org.

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