If I don need to be a member to get the source code any more, why should companies be members of the Symbian Foundation?
Symbian membership offers many benefits. Although you don’t need to be a member to contribute code to the platform, you still need to be a member to become a package owner, sit on the four technology Councils, or be nominated for a seat on the Board of Directors. If it’s important to your company’s roadmap for you to have this kind of influence on the Symbian platform, then your company will want to be a member. In addition, Symbian members have access to a range of business development benefits, such as the introductions service to other members, free regional events for networking and gaining greater information about the global markets for their services and products, the ability to receive qualified sales leads through the Professional Services pages of the developer Web site, listings in the Member Directory, the ability to post their own Member Profiles linked to the Member Directory, and much more. A detailed listing of member benefits — which are always being expanded — can b
