Free Software Movement

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FSM
Pronunciation
/fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈmuvmənt/
Category
Computing
Related Field
General

Examples in Context

  1. Lessig is a law professor at Stanford University and a prominent figure in the free software movement.
  2. The Free Software Movement(FSM) and the Deepening of the Basic Contradiction in Contemporary Capitalism
  3. If you read the " Philosophy of the GNU Project," you will understand the fundamental principles behind the free software movement.
  4. Given the rise of free software movement and a burgeoning open source community in recent years, Free and Open Source Software ( FOSS ) has gained a firm foothold in commercial software development.
  5. Because of the revolutionary character, the development of Linux, the Free Software Movement(FSM) and the Open Source Movement is doomed to be controversial.

Other meanings of FSM

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Finite State Machines Misc
Free School Meals Community
Field Service Manager Computing
Free Speech Movement Gov
Field Service Management Business
Free School Meal Community
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Fine Scale Modeler Misc
Flying Sphagetti Monster Misc