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Software Freedom Conservancy

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Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) is an organization that provides a non-profit home and infrastructure support, including legal services, for free/open source software projects. [1]

62 relations: Apache Software Foundation, ArgoUML, Boost (C++ libraries), Bradley M. Kuhn, Bro (software), Buildbot, BusyBox, Copyright, Coreboot, Darcs, Debian, Etherpad, Evergreen (software), Executive director, Foresight Linux, Free software, Free Software Foundation, Geary (software), General counsel, Git, GNU General Public License, Godot (game engine), Homebrew (package management software), Hula (software), Inkscape, Jeremy Allison, Kallithea (software), Karen Sandler, Kohana (framework), LuxRender, LWN.net, Mark Galassi, Martin Michlmayr, Mercurial, Metalink, Mike Linksvayer, New York City, Open Source Initiative, Open-source software, Outreachy, Peter T. Brown, PhpMyAdmin, PyPy, QEMU, Samba (software), Selenium (software), Shotwell (software), Software Freedom Law Center, Software in the Public Interest, Squeak, ..., Stormy Peters, Sugar Labs, SWIG, The GNOME Project, Trademark, Twisted (software), UClibc, VMware, Westinghouse Digital, Wine (software), Yorba Foundation, 501(c)(3) organization. Expand index (12 more) »

Apache Software Foundation

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is an American non-profit corporation (classified as 501(c)(3) in the United States) to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server.

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ArgoUML

ArgoUML is an UML diagramming application written in Java and released under the open-source Eclipse Public License.

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Boost (C++ libraries)

Boost is a set of libraries for the C++ programming language that provide support for tasks and structures such as linear algebra, pseudorandom number generation, multithreading, image processing, regular expressions, and unit testing.

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Bradley M. Kuhn

Bradley M. Kuhn (born 1973) is a free software activist from the United States.

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Bro (software)

Originally written by Vern Paxson, Bro is an open source Unix based network monitoring framework.

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Buildbot

Buildbot is a software development continuous integration tool which automates the compile or test cycle required to validate changes to the project code base.

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BusyBox

BusyBox is software that provides several stripped-down Unix tools in a single executable file.

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Copyright

Copyright is a legal right, existing globally in many countries, that basically grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to determine and decide whether, and under what conditions, this original work may be used by others.

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Coreboot

coreboot, formerly known as LinuxBIOS, is a software project aimed at replacing proprietary firmware (BIOS or UEFI) found in most computers with a lightweight firmware designed to perform only the minimum number of tasks necessary to load and run a modern 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.

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Darcs

Darcs is a distributed version control system created by David Roundy.

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Debian

Debian is a Unix-like computer operating system that is composed entirely of free software, and packaged by a group of individuals participating in the Debian Project.

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Etherpad

Etherpad (previously known as EtherPad) is an open source, web-based collaborative real-time editor, allowing authors to simultaneously edit a text document, and see all of the participants' edits in real-time, with the ability to display each author's text in their own color.

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Evergreen (software)

Evergreen is an open source Integrated Library System (ILS), initially developed by the Georgia Public Library Service for Public Information Network for Electronic Services (PINES), a statewide resource-sharing consortium with over 270 member libraries.

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Executive director

An executive director is a chief executive officer (CEO) or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation.

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Foresight Linux

Foresight Linux was a Linux distribution comprising free and proprietary software with the goal of showcasing the latest in Linux desktop technologies.

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Free software

Free software or libre software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions.

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Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Richard Stallman on 4 October 1985 to support the free software movement, which promotes the universal freedom to study, distribute, create, and modify computer software, with the organization's preference for software being distributed under copyleft ("share alike") terms, such as with its own GNU General Public License.

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Geary (software)

Geary is a free and open-source email client written in Vala, which is based on WebKitGTK+.

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General counsel

A general counsel, chief counsel, or chief legal officer (CLO) is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a company or a governmental department.

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Git

Git is a version control system for tracking changes in computer files and coordinating work on those files among multiple people.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.

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Godot (game engine)

Godot is a 2D and 3D cross-platform compatible game engine released as open source software under the MIT license.

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Homebrew (package management software)

Homebrew is a free and open-source software package management system that simplifies the installation of software on Apple's macOS operating system.

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Hula (software)

Hula was an open source mail and calendar project based on open standards announced on February 15, 2005 by Novell.

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Inkscape

Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor; it can be used to create or edit vector graphics such as illustrations, diagrams, line arts, charts, logos and complex paintings.

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Jeremy Allison

Jeremy Allison is a computer programmer known for his contributions to the free software community, notably to Samba, a re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol, released under the GNU General Public License.

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Kallithea (software)

Kallithea is a cross-platform free software source code management system, the primary goal of which is to provide a repository hosting service with features for collaboration, such as forking, pull requests, code review, issue tracking etc.

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Karen Sandler

Karen Sandler is the executive director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, former executive director of the GNOME Foundation, an attorney, and former general counsel of the Software Freedom Law Center.

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Kohana (framework)

Kohana was a PHP5 HMVC framework.

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LuxRender

LuxRender was a free and open source software rendering system for physically correct image synthesis.

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LWN.net

LWN.net is a computing webzine with an emphasis on free software and software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

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Mark Galassi

Mark Galassi is a physicist, computer scientist and contributor to the free software movement.

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Martin Michlmayr

Martin Michlmayr is a free and open source software advocate and Debian developer, currently president of Software in the Public Interest.

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Mercurial

Mercurial is a distributed revision-control tool for software developers.

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Metalink

Metalink is an extensible metadata file format that describes one or more computer files available for download.

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Mike Linksvayer

Mike Linksvayer is an intellectual freedom and commons proponent, known as a technology entrepreneur, developer and activist from co-founding Bitzi and leadership of Creative Commons.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Open Source Initiative

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting open-source software.

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Open-source software

Open-source software (OSS) is a type of computer software whose source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.

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Outreachy

Outreachy (previously the Free and Open Source Software Outreach Program for Women) is a program that organizes three-month paid internships with free and open-source software projects for people who are typically underrepresented in those projects.

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Peter T. Brown

Peter T. Brown was the Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) from 2005 until early 2011.

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PhpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin is a free and open source administration tool for MySQL and MariaDB.

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PyPy

PyPy is an alternative implementation of the Python programming language which often runs faster than the standard implementation of Python, CPython.

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QEMU

QEMU (short for Quick Emulator) is a free and open-source emulator that performs hardware virtualization.

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Samba (software)

Samba is a free software re-implementation of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol, and was originally developed by Andrew Tridgell.

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Selenium (software)

Selenium is a portable software-testing framework for web applications.

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Shotwell (software)

Shotwell is an image organizer designed to provide personal photo management for the GNOME desktop environment.

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Software Freedom Law Center

The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) is an organization that provides pro bono legal representation and related services to not-for-profit developers of free software/open source software.

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Software in the Public Interest

Software in the Public Interest, Inc. (SPI) is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed to help other organizations create and distribute free/open-source software and open-source hardware.

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Squeak

The Squeak programming language is a dialect of Smalltalk.

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Stormy Peters

Stormy Peters is an information technology industry analyst and prominent free and open source software (FOSS) advocate, promoting business use of FOSS.

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Sugar Labs

Sugar Labs is a community-run software project whose mission is to produce, distribute, and support the use of Sugar, an open source desktop environment and learning platform.

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SWIG

The Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator (SWIG) is an open-source software tool used to connect computer programs or libraries written in C or C++ with scripting languages such as Lua, Perl, PHP, Python, R, Ruby, Tcl, and other languages like C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Modula-3, OCaml, Octave, Scilab and Scheme.

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The GNOME Project

The GNOME Project is a community behind the GNOME desktop environment and the software platform upon which it is based.

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Trademark

A trademark, trade mark, or trade-markThe styling of trademark as a single word is predominantly used in the United States and Philippines only, while the two-word styling trade mark is used in many other countries around the world, including the European Union and Commonwealth and ex-Commonwealth jurisdictions (although Canada officially uses "trade-mark" pursuant to the Trade-mark Act, "trade mark" and "trademark" are also commonly used).

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Twisted (software)

Twisted is an event-driven network programming framework written in Python and licensed under the MIT License.

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UClibc

In computing, uClibc (sometimes written µClibc) is a small C standard library intended for Linux kernel-based operating systems for embedded systems and mobile devices.

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VMware

VMware, Inc. is a subsidiary of Dell Technologies that provides cloud computing and platform virtualization software and services.

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Westinghouse Digital

Westinghouse Digital LLC is a US company that markets LCD televisions located in Diamond Bar, California.

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Wine (software)

Wine (recursive backronym for Wine Is Not an Emulator) is a free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs (application software and computer games) developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems.

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Yorba Foundation

Yorba Foundation was a non-profit software group based in San Francisco, and founded by Adam Dingle wanting to bring first class software to the open source community.

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501(c)(3) organization

A 501(c)(3) organization is a corporation, trust, unincorporated association, or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Freedom_Conservancy

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