Organization:List of organizations supporting free software projects

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Many free software projects depend on donations and other support for maintenance and development. Some foundations provide funding or organizational assistance to these projects. Information about these foundations and their donors can help people understand how free software projects are supported.

Foundations that support free software

Foundation Mission Annual Budget (million dollars) Supported Projects Notes
Apache Software Foundation List of Apache Software Foundation projects
Free Software Foundation GCC, Binutils, ...
Linux Foundation 8 Linux kernel, Node.js, Xen, ...[1] [2][3]
Mozilla Foundation keeping the Web open, free and accessible[4] 329.5 Firefox, Thunderbird [5]
OpenBSD Foundation 0.25 OpenBSD, OpenSSH, OpenBGPD, OpenNTPD, OpenSMTPD, LibreSSL and Mandoc[6] [7]
Software in the Public Interest 0 A.D., Aptosid, Arch Linux, Ardupilot, Chakra, Debian, Drizzle, FFmpeg, Fluxbox, Freedesktop.org, FreedomBox, Fresco, Gallery, Glucosio, GNUstep, GNU TeXmacs, Haskell, Jenkins, LibreOffice, MadWifi , MinGW, NTPsec, OFTC, Open Bioinformatics Foundation, Open Voting Foundation, OpenEmbedded, OpenVAS, OpenWrt, OpenZFS, Open64, OSUNIX, ...[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Projects | The Linux Foundation". Linux Foundation. https://www.linuxfoundation.org/projects. 
  2. ↑ "Members | The Linux Foundation". https://www.linuxfoundation.org/members/corporate. 
  3. ↑ "Bylaws | The Linux Foundation". https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/bylaws#schedulea. 
  4. ↑ "The State of Mozilla: 2014 Annual Report | Frequently Asked Questions" (in en-US). https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/annualreport/2014/faq/. 
  5. ↑ "Mozilla Foundation and Subsidiary: 2014 Independent Auditors' Report and Consolidated Financial Statements". Mozilla Foundation. https://static.mozilla.com/moco/en-US/pdf/Mozilla_Audited_Financials_2014.pdf. 
  6. ↑ "The OpenBSD Foundation". http://www.openbsdfoundation.org/. 
  7. ↑ "The OpenBSD Foundation 2015 Fundraising Campaign". http://www.openbsdfoundation.org/campaign2015.html. 
  8. ↑ "projects". http://www.spi-inc.org/projects/. 



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