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| + | '''Free Software Foundation''' ('''FSF''') is an organisation focused on giving certain freedoms to computer users. As part of this, they have been fighting against [[software patents]] since the late 1980s. | ||
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| + | As well as their own campaigning, FSF financed the [[End Software Patents]] campaign, and the [[Patent Absurdity]] film. | ||
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| + | FSF has published many essays about software patents on gnu.org. A list can be found at [[Richard Stallman#Articles]] | ||
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| + | ==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ||
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| + | * [[Richard Stallman]] - the founder and president of FSF | ||
| + | * [[Free software]] | ||
| + | * [[End Software Patents]] | ||
| + | * [[Patent Absurdity]] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://endsoftpatents.org/amicus-bilski-2009 FSF's brief in the 2009 case Bilski v. Kappos] | ||
| + | * FSF's [http://www.fsf.org/resources/formats/playogg/en Play Ogg!] campaign | ||
| + | ** [http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/google-free-on2-vp8-for-youtube Open letter to Google: free VP8, and use it on YouTube] (Discussions: [http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/22/0921255/Free-Software-Foundation-Urges-Google-To-Free-VP8 Slashdot]) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Organisations]] | ||
Revision as of 13:06, 1 May 2011
Free Software Foundation (FSF) is an organisation focused on giving certain freedoms to computer users. As part of this, they have been fighting against software patents since the late 1980s.
As well as their own campaigning, FSF financed the End Software Patents campaign, and the Patent Absurdity film.
FSF has published many essays about software patents on gnu.org. A list can be found at Richard Stallman#Articles
Related pages on ESP Wiki
- Richard Stallman - the founder and president of FSF
- Free software
- End Software Patents
- Patent Absurdity
External links
- FSF's brief in the 2009 case Bilski v. Kappos
- FSF's Play Ogg! campaign
- Open letter to Google: free VP8, and use it on YouTube (Discussions: Slashdot)
