Significant Open Source Foundations

Desktop Linux Consortium
6/10/2015

Promoted the GNU/Linux operating system for desktop use *Inactive

Dronecode
10/15/2014

Develops open source drone projects in order to create a common, shared open source platform for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Eclipse Foundation
9/16/2015

Maintains an open-source community for building, deploying, and managing software

Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC)
1/01/2019

Developed, advanced, and promoted Linux standards *Merged with Linux Foundation in 2010

Emdebian Project
6/17/2015

Develops and promotes a minimized version of Debian GNU/Linux, and additional tools, for use in embedded projects

Free Software Foundation (FSF)
6/17/2015

Supports and promotes the free software movement

Gelato Federation
1/01/2019

Developed computing solutions for Itanium Linux platform *Inactive since 2009

GNU Project
6/24/2015

Promotes the free GNU licensing model and hosts the Free Software Foundation.

Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV)
6/24/2015

Develops and promotes standards for broadcast and broadband delivery through connected TVs and set-top boxes (Europe).

Internet Systems Consortium (ISC)
7/01/2015

Develops and promotes Open Source reference implementations of core Internet protocols.