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Internet Systems Consortium Revenue: The $27,409 Answer and the $7,747,915 One

September 14, 202611 min read153

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The month a director saw more than a stockholder, at 83K MRR
Network Time Foundation revenue: $339,941 in 2025, and the $590,589 line nobody reads

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The month my bank was allowed not to read the name, at 82K MRR
LLVM Foundation revenue: $1,064,793 in 2024, and a 2026 budget that plans to lose $364,700
The month Section 365(n) protected my license and deleted my remedy, at 81K MRR
AlmaLinux revenue: $250,051 in 2025, and 70% of it went on advertising
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