Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit corporation founded by Richard Stallman on October 4th, 1985 to support the free software movement, a copyleft-based movement which aims to promote the universal freedom to distribute and modify computer software without restriction. The FSF is incorporated in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Website

http://www.fsf.org

External link for Free Software Foundation

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Company size

10,001+ employees

Headquarters

Boston, MA

Type

Nonprofit

Founded

1985

Specialties

GNU, Software Freedom, Copyleft, GPL, LGPL, GFDL, AGPL, License Violation, Free Software Directory, Political Campaigns, Awards and Recognition, and Online Community