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Linux

A $6M organization - [1]. From [2] -

Hiring is more difficult for the distributed organization - "That's not lip service, either: Linux Foundation takes its hiring so seriously it keeps an organizational psychologist on the payroll."
Linux Leverage Ratio - the amount of value that the organization brings in, vs what it pays to maintain that effort. High growth, about $1B [3] in annual programming contributions, compared to $6M budget - so about a 100 leverage ratio.

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 A $6M organization - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation#Funding]. From [http://www.informationweek.com/wireless/how-linux-foundation-runs-its-virtual-office/d/d-id/1110352?] -
 *Hiring is more difficult for the distributed organization - "That's not lip service, either: Linux Foundation takes its hiring so seriously it keeps an organizational psychologist on the payroll."
-*Linux Leverage Ratio - the amount of value that the organization brings in, vs what it pays to maintain that effort. High growth, about $1B in annual programming contributions, compared to $6M budget - so about a 100 leverage ratio.
+*Linux '''Leverage Ratio''' - the amount of value that the organization brings in, vs what it pays to maintain that effort. High growth, about $1B [https://www.linuxfoundation.org/sites/main/files/publications/estimatinglinux.html] in annual programming contributions, compared to $6M budget - so about a 100 leverage ratio.