Framasoft
Framasoft is an education-oriented social network created in November 2001 by Alexis Kauffmann, Paul Lunetta, and Georges Silva. Since 2014, it has been supported by a nonprofit organization of the same name based in Lyon, France. Mainly focused on free software valorisation, it is divided into three main branches of activity based upon a collaborative model: promotion, dissemination and development of free software, enrichment of the free culture movement, and online services.
| Formation | 2001 for the network, 2003 for the organisation |
|---|---|
| Type | non-profit organisation |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Educational |
| Headquarters | Lyon, France |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | Anyone |
Official language | French |
| Website | www |
Framasoft is one of the main French language portals to the free and open-source culture providing a space for orientation, information, news, exchange, and projects. Its community regularly brings resources and assistance to people who would like to get started with free software. They also partner with people wishing to replace their proprietary software with open-source solutions at any step of the migration from proprietary to free software, such as Microsoft Windows to Linux.
The entire Framasoft production is provided under free license in order to promote participation and enable anyone to benefit from it. Framasoft explicitly states that it operates as a non-profit organization, distinct from corporate entities.