Digital Freedom Foundation
Digital Freedom Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2004. The group is the lead organizer of Software Freedom Day, and Hardware Freedom Day, as well as other "digital freedom days".
History
The organization was founded in 2004 as Software Freedom International, and formally registered as a charity in 2007. In 2011, the group changed its name to the "Digital Freedom Foundation" to reflect the creation of additional "freedom days" celebrating culture, hardware, and education.In 2015, the DFF became responsible for organizing the annual Document Freedom Day, which was initially started by the Free Software Foundation Europe. The DFF had received tax-empt status in the United States under its original name in order to make donations tax-deductible. Since then, the organization moved to Hong Kong before registering in Cambodia following the relocation of several board members.
As of 2023, the Digital Freedom Foundation is legally harboured under the Public Charity allowing donations in the US to be tax-deductible.
Events
The Digital Freedom Foundation organizes the following "freedom day" events:- Software Freedom Day
- Document Freedom Day
- Hardware Freedom Day
Current board
- Laura Michaels, USA
- Marcos Marado, Portugal
- Ruwan Ranganath, Germany
- Jan Huzar, Chzech
- Chris Valachovic, Germany
- Jurgen Gaeremyn, Belgium
Past board members
- Matt Oquist
- JM C. Bitanga
- Quiliro Ordóñez
- Silvia Aimasso
- Alexjan Carraturo
- Pia Waugh, of Linux Australia
- Henrik Nilsen Omma of TheOpenCD project
- Phil Harper, of TheOpenCD project
- Benjamin Mako Hill, of the Free Software Foundation
- Sidsel Jensen, DKUUG
- Frederick Noronha, Goa SFD Team
- Joe Olutuase, of
- Robert Schumann, of TheOpenCD project
- Frederic Muller
- Pockey Lam
- Julien Forgeat
- Patrick Sinz
- Mostafa Ahangarha, Iran