The free software community has always thwarted the toughest challenges
facing freedom in technology. This winter season, we want to thank the many
individuals and projects that have helped us get where we are today: a world
where a growing number of users are able to do their computing in full freedom.
Our work isn't over. We have so much more to do. Help us reach our
fundraising goal of $400,000 USD by January 1, 2026 to help the FSF remain
strong and independent, and empower users everywhere.
LibrePlanet is the Free Software Foundation's annual conference. The FSF campaigns for free/libre software, meaning it respects users' freedom and community. We believe that users are entitled to this; all software should be free.
That term was coined to reject our views. It refers to similar practices, but usually presented solely as advantageous, without talking of right and wrong.
Richard Stallman launched the free software movement in 1983 by announcing development of the free operating system, GNU. By 1992, GNU was nearly operational; one major essential component was lacking, the kernel.
In 1992, Torvalds freed the kernel Linux, which filled the last gap in GNU. Since then, the combined GNU/Linux system has run in millions of computers. Nowadays you can buy a new computer with a totally free GNU/Linux system preinstalled.
The views of the speaker may not represent the Free Software Foundation. The Foundation supports the free software cause and freedom to share, and basic freedoms in the digital domain, but has no position on other political issues.
