Interesting news for all the Open-Source guys and gals. The Linux Foundation now provides new Individual Membership. About 3 months ago the Linux Foundation launched a branded credit card featuring tux. Now its time for new, exclusive perks for Individual Members.

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced new, exclusive benefits for individual members, including employee purchase pricing from Dell, HP and Lenovo, and the opportunity to secure a Linux.com email address for life.

With an annual fee of $99 you can now get a @linux.com email address and secure it for lifetime with $150 more. There are three types of membership including Individual, Student and an Individual with a lifetime @linux.com email address. You can see here more details about each type of membership.