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Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Richard Stallman on October 4, 1985. The organization supports the free software movement, with its preference for software being distributed under copyleft ("share alike") terms, such as with its own GNU General Public License. The FSF was incorporated in Boston where it…

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Headquarters
Remote work
Abbreviation
FSF
Executive director
Zoë Kooyman
Expenses
$1,809,358 (2020)
Formation
October 4, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-10-04)
Founder
Richard Stallman

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Free Software Foundation

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Free Software Foundation

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related to history · 36
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see also · 15
Free Software Foundation → Anti-DRM, Community, Defective, Design, Digital, Free, Free Software, Free Software Foundation EuropeFree, Frontier Foundation, India, Programming FreedomLibrePlanet, Social, Software Foundation, Software Foundation Latin AmericaFree, Type
related to Accusations against Richard Stallman · 6
Free Software Foundation → As, Jeffrey Epstein, Red Hat, Several, Stallman, Stallman's
Abbreviation · 1
Free Software Foundation → FSF
Executive director · 1
Free Software Foundation → Zoë Kooyman
Expenses · 1
Free Software Foundation → $1,809,358 (2020)
Formation · 1
Free Software Foundation → October 4, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-10-04)
Founder · 1
Free Software Foundation → Richard Stallman
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Free Software Foundation → Remote work
Legal status · 1
Free Software Foundation → 501(c)(3)

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Free Software FoundationAbbreviationFSF1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationExecutive directorZoë Kooyman1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationExpenses$1,809,358 (2020)1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationFormationOctober 4, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-10-04)1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationFounderRichard Stallman1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationHeadquartersRemote work1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationLegal status501(c)(3)1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationMembersIndividuals1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationPresidentIan Kelling1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationPurposePromotion of free software1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationRegion servedWorldwide1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationRevenue$1,149,602 (2020)1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationStaff131.00infobox
Free Software FoundationType501(c)(3) non-profit organization1.00infobox
Free Software FoundationWebsitefsf.org1.00infobox

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