Free Software Foundation
GPL licensing organization
The Free Software Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 to promote computer users' freedom to run, study, modify, and share software.
The FSF maintains the GNU Project and advocates for free software—"free" meaning freedom, not price.
The Free Software Foundation released the GPL license.
The organization distinguishes itself from the open source movement by emphasizing ethical principles over practical benefits.
Open source license type
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- share-alikeLicensing reciprocity requirement
- derivative worksWorks based on originals
- redistributionSharing out again differently
source code · modification · licensing · copyright · compliance · enforcement
Online privacy legal protections
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
hacktivism · empowerment · reform · net neutrality · engagement · petition · stewardship
Organization serving public good
- RMSAveraged squared values rooted
- membershipState of belonging
- donationsGifts to organizations
- licensingGranting official permission
ethics · board · Boston · campaigns · working groups · endorsement · certification
GPL
Open source license type
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- share-alikeLicensing reciprocity requirement
- derivative worksWorks based on originals
redistribution · source code · modification · licensing · copyright · compliance · enforcement
digital rights
Online privacy legal protections
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
grassroots · hacktivism · empowerment · reform · net neutrality · engagement · petition · stewardship
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- RMSAveraged squared values rooted
- membershipState of belonging
- donationsGifts to organizations
licensing · ethics · board · Boston · campaigns · working groups · endorsement · certification
GCC
GNU's compiler suite
- open sourceGNU, GPL, forks, copyleft, contributors
freedom, foundation, founder, software, founding, foundations, founded, freest, foundational