The Raspberry Pi Foundation put out a statement[1] on the IPO and how it relates to the mission.
In 30 words,
instead of receiving a share of the company’s profits each year, we will convert some of our shareholding into an endowment that we will use to fund our educational programmes.
While it remains to be seen how the IPO will affect future Raspberry Pi products, it's hard for me to argue against the Foundation diversifying its investments, especially in light of growing competition from cheap clones.
In 30 words,
instead of receiving a share of the company’s profits each year, we will convert some of our shareholding into an endowment that we will use to fund our educational programmes.
While it remains to be seen how the IPO will affect future Raspberry Pi products, it's hard for me to argue against the Foundation diversifying its investments, especially in light of growing competition from cheap clones.
[1] https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/what-would-an-ipo-mean-for-...