F Sharp Software Foundation Explained

F# Software Foundation
Abbreviation:FSSF
Type:501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Purpose:Promote, protect, and advance the F# programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of F# programmers.
Headquarters:Nevada, United States
Region Served:Worldwide
Membership:1831[1]
Language:English
Parent Organization:Microsoft
Affiliations:Microsoft
Leader Name:Reed Copsey, Jr.
Leader Title:Executive director
Leader Name2:Elliot Brown
Leader Title2:Vice chairperson of the board of trustees

The F# Software Foundation (FSSF) is a non-profit organization devoted to the F# programming language.[2] It was founded at the beginning of 2013[3] [4] and became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in December 2014. The mission of the foundation is to foster development of the F# community and is responsible for various processes within the F# community, including assisting development of the core F# distribution and libraries,[5] [6] managing intellectual rights, and raising funds.

The current board of trustees and officers of the FSSF are listed below:[7]

Officers

Board of trustees

The executive director and technical advisor roles serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the board of trustees.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board Meeting Minutes. fsharp.org. 18 November 2017.
  2. Web site: About the F# Software Foundation . 2015-01-01.
  3. Web site: Introducing the F# Software Foundation (InfoQ) . 2015-01-01.
  4. Web site: F# Foundation: Taking Microsoft's F# Language to a Higher Ground (eWeek). 6 January 2013. 2015-01-01.
  5. Web site: The F# Core Engineering Group . 2015-01-01.
  6. Web site: Announcing a preview of F# 4.0 and the Visual F# Tools in VS 2015 . 2015-01-01.
  7. News: Officers and Trustees. F# Software Foundation. 2018-01-19.