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Free Software Foundation

organization supporting the free software movement
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Free Software Foundation

Summary

Free Software Foundation is a charitable organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 76 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Free Software Foundation's field of work was free software[3].
  • Free Software Foundation received the Prix Ars Electronica[4].
  • Free Software Foundation was a member of Massachusetts Nonprofit Network[5].
  • Free Software Foundation is in the country of United States[6].
  • Free Software Foundation's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[7].
  • Free Software Foundation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • Free Software Foundation's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[9].
  • Free Software Foundation's founder is recorded as Richard Stallman[10].
  • Free Software Foundation is associated with the free software movement movement[11].
  • Free Software Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Boston[12].
  • Free Software Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[13].
  • Free Software Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Zoë Kooyman[14].
  • Free Software Foundation's Commons category is recorded as Free Software Foundation[15].
  • Free Software Foundation's review score is recorded as 97.15/100[16].
  • Free Software Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Geoffrey Knauth[17].
  • Free Software Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Ian Kelling[18].
  • Free Software Foundation's website account on is recorded as GNU social[19].
  • October 4, 1985 marks the founding of Free Software Foundation[20].
  • Free Software Foundation's official website is recorded as https://www.fsf.org/[21].
  • Free Software Foundation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Free Software Foundation[22].
  • Free Software Foundation's Commons gallery is recorded as Free Software Foundation[23].
  • Free Software Foundation's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][24].
  • Free Software Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as software[25].
  • Free Software Foundation's phone number is recorded as +1-617-542-5942[26].
  • Free Software Foundation's partially coincident with is recorded as GNU Project[27].

Body

Founding

Free Software Foundation's founder is recorded as Richard Stallman[10]. October 4, 1985 marks the founding of it[20].

Identity

Free Software Foundation's short name is recorded as FSF[28].

Leadership

Free Software Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Zoë Kooyman[14]. Chairpersons include Geoffrey Knauth[17], an engineer[29], b. 1960[30], of United States[31] and Ian Kelling[18], a server administrator[32], b. 1981[33], of United States[34].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Boston[12], a city in the United States[35], in United States[36], founded in 1630[37] and Cambridge[13], a city in the United States[38], in United States[39], founded in 1630[40].

Industry

Free Software Foundation's field of work was free software[3].

Ownership

Free Software Foundation's product or material produced is recorded as software[25].

Recognition

Free Software Foundation received the Prix Ars Electronica[4].

Why It Matters

Free Software Foundation has Wikipedia articles in 76 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

What awards did Free Software Foundation receive?

Honors received include Prix Ars Electronica[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . apps.irs.gov. apps.irs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . fsf.org. fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . fsf.org. Retrieved . fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . fsf.org. fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . fsf.org. fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . fsf.org. fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . corp.sec.state.ma.us. corp.sec.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . fsf.org. fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . fsf.org. fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mastodon address → [email protected]
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4033]]: [email protected], add P4033 claim: [email protected]"
  2. 25d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinii research id → 1140563741545794176
    Uvl company id → 4608
    Partially coincident with → GNU Project
    Quora topic id → Free-Software-Foundation
    + 82 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: FSF, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/36ecd009bcfe7/|details]])"
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