Free software foundation description: the free software foundation (fsf) is a non-profit corporation founded by richard stallman on 4 october 1985 to support the free software movement, a copyleft-based movement which aims to promote the universal freedom to distribute and modify computer software without restriction.. "software freedom in europe" is the yearly report of the free software foundation europe (fsfe). in one document, it gives you a breakdown of important things the fsfe has done and achieved during the last 12 months..