"Amanda McPherson, LF's vice president of marketing and developer programs, says that although the Web sign-up mechanism is new, individual "affiliate" membership has been in the bylaws since the beginning. "Our individual members are very important to us. The Linux community has grown to encompass individual advocates, companies, end users, and community developers. We're working to accelerate collaboration between all of these groups, and our individual membership class is an important part of that.""
