But they see Linux as an opportunity, not a community -- much less a charitable cause.

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Sending money to a charitable cause is certainly fine for offering short-term assistance.

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We all know people who were running in it, and perhaps we donated to the charitable cause they had registered with so they could gain entry.

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The silver lining is that golf fans have the unique chance to support a truly worthy charitable cause while having one of the finest golf experiences on earth.

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Agassi is also well known for his Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, which started a school for disadvantaged youth in Las Vegas, where the power tennis couple lives, and is very vocal and involved in his charitable cause.

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Real estate mogul Stephen Ross of The Related Group told me that he thinks that instead of donating half his wealth to a charitable cause, leaving that money to the government in the form of taxes is another way of giving back.

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And if paying tax is part of CSR, then the public sector is being characterised - in essence - as a charitable good cause.

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