The Free Software Directory is a project of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It catalogs useful free software that runs under free operating systems — particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants. Unlike some other directories that focus on free software, Free Software Directory staff verify the licenses of software listed in the directory. It currently lists over 4,600 packages. Image File history File links Portal. ... The Free Software Foundation logo The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit organization founded in October 1985 by Richard Stallman to support the free software movement (free as in freedom), and in particular the GNU project. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... The GNU free software logo Free software, as defined by the Free Software Foundation, is software which can be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed without restriction. ... GNU is a free software operating system. ... Unix systems filiation. ...
Freesoftware is software which is "free as in freedom, not as in beer".
Freesoftware packages constitute a software ecosystem where software provides services, resulting in mutual benefit: for instance, the Apache web server handling the HTTP protocol, using mod_python to provide dynamic content.
On the Birth of the FreeSoftware Movement in 1887 — Essay by Leo Findeisen, monochrom.
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