The point is that as a 501(c)(6) we are directly allowed to act in the interests of the software industry, without having to invent a tortured explanation for why benefiting a very lucrative industry is Charity, Actually.
The hope is that people will sponsor us because we directly boost the creation and publishing of high-quality software, and give some measure of benefits to our paying members, which is typical 501(c)(6) stuff.
The hope is that people will sponsor us because we directly boost the creation and publishing of high-quality software, and give some measure of benefits to our paying members, which is typical 501(c)(6) stuff.