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Title:

Free Software Foundation

Url:

https://www.fsf.org/

Publisher:

Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Description: The Free Software Foundation (FSF) was established in 1985 to promote "computer users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs." That is, the organization promotes the development and use of free software, particularly for the GNU operating system (GNU/Linux). FSF is the primary sponsor of the GNU Project, which was established to create new distribution terms that would prevent the project from being turned into proprietary software. The website provides information on current FSF projects, such as providing development systems support for GNU software maintainers and raising awareness about the Free Software license and how to use it. They also maintain the Free Software Directory, which catalogs "all useful free software that runs under free operating systems" and currently contains over 3,000 entries. The Directory can be accessed from this website and searched by keyword or browsed by application area, such as Business and Productivity, Database, Education, Email, Games, Mathematics, Network Applications, Printing, Science, Security, Software development, and Web Authoring. The website also provides information on how to add packages to the Directory and how to donate to the Foundation.

LC Classification:

Law -- Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence -- Comparative law. International uniform law -- Intellectual property -- Copyright -- Literary copyright. Authorship -- Protected works -- Special types of works, A-Z -- Computer programs
Law -- United States -- United States (General) -- Intellectual property -- Copyright -- Particular branches -- Literary copyright -- Protected works -- Particular types of works, A-Z -- Computer programs
Science -- Mathematics -- Instruments and machines -- Calculating machines -- Electronic computers. Computer science -- Computer software
Science -- Mathematics -- Instruments and machines -- Calculating machines -- Electronic computers. Computer science -- Computer software -- General works
Science -- Mathematics -- Instruments and machines -- Calculating machines -- Electronic computers. Computer science -- Computer software -- Special topics, A-Z -- Shareware

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Technology
Social studies
Social studies -- Technology

Resource Type:

Event
Collection
Tool -- Code
Tool -- Software
Reference Material
Audio/Visual -- Graph
Instructional Material
Reference Material -- FAQ
Audio/Visual -- Image/Image Set
Reference Material -- Bibliography
Instructional Material -- Demonstration

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Administrator
Educator
General Public
Learner
Professional/Practitioner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Access Rights:

Free access

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