Jim Zemlin talks about the importance of foundations in facilitating collaborative development during his 2014 State of Linux talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk32M7yyUnc His main points: * A neutral home for collection and sharing of resources. * Enable structured investment. * Helping industry understand how to engage with the community. * Shared legal defense. * Shared development infrastructure. * A neutral home for key developers. * Addressing market failures. * Raising awareness (marketing) to bring in more developers and users. * Organize events for face to face meetings and training. * Provide training and certification to help grow the community. In summary: Provide support to developers. -Karl