Three new FOSS umbrella organizations in Europe (2017)

As a free/open-source software (FOSS) or open-source hardware project grows, it is likely to reach a point where it requires a legal entity for better operation — whether to gather donations, pay for development, handle finances, organize events, increase license predictability and flexibility by consolidating rights, help with better governance, or for other reasons. The basic premise for all asset types is that no other single organization should own anything from the member project; Public Software is not interested in being a “front” for corporate open source. Public Software CIC is perfectly happy and fit to hold trademarks, domain names, and such for its member projects (in fact, if a project holds a trademark, Public Software would require a transfer).

Source: lwn.net