Free Software Supports
There are lots of free software and many of them need donation and support to continue their works. There are some foundations to support these free software, and many organizations support these foundations. Knowing about these foundations and organizations might help in spending money in the right way and advancement of free software movement.
Foundations that support free software
| Foundation | Mission | Annual Budget (million dollars) | Supported Projects | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Projects | The Linux Foundation". Linux Foundation. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Members | The Linux Foundation". www.linuxfoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Bylaws | The Linux Foundation". www.linuxfoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "The State of Mozilla: 2014 Annual Report | Frequently Asked Questions". Mozilla. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Mozilla Foundation and Subsidiary: 2014 Independent Auditors' Report and Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Mozilla Foundation.
- ^ "The OpenBSD Foundation". www.openbsdfoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "The OpenBSD Foundation 2015 Fundraising Campaign". www.openbsdfoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "projects". www.spi-inc.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.