Digital Freedom Foundation


Digital Freedom Foundation is a non-profit organisation that acts as the official organiser of Software, Hardware, and other Freedom Days, and is the legal body that handles donations, sponsorship contracts, and accounting. DFF has successfully obtained a tax-exempt status in the USA where it was registered as Software Freedom International, in order to make donations tax-deductible. Since it has moved to Hong Kong and is now registering in Cambodia due to board members relocation.

History

The organization was started in 2004 under the name Software Freedom International and formally registered as a charity in 2007. Name change to DFF happened in the beginning of 2011, reflecting its organisation of additional freedom days for culture, hardware, and education. Document Freedom Day, initially organized by the Free Software Foundation Europe, had its organization transferred to DFF in 2015.

Freedom Days

The Digital Freedom Foundation also organizes other Freedom Day events: