The Free Software Foundation was founded in 1984 to advance the cause of free (as in freedom) software.
It is the maintainer of the free software definition and several free software licenses, including the GNU general public license.
The Free Software Foundation also developed and maintains the GNU operating system. Its founder is Richard Stallman1, who was also the president until September 2019.
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