F Sharp Software Foundation

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.

F# Software Foundation
AbbreviationFSSF
FormationDecember 2014 (2014-12)
Type501(c)(3) non-profit organization
PurposePromote, protect, and advance the F# programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of F# programmers.
HeadquartersNevada, United States
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
1831[1]
Official language
English
Reed Copsey, Jr.
Vice chairperson of the board of trustees
Elliot Brown
Parent organization
Microsoft
AffiliationsMicrosoft
Websitefoundation.fsharp.org

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

Officers
  • Chairperson of the board of trustees: Ryan Coy
  • Secretary of the board of trustees: Houston Haynes
  • Secretary: Mathias Brandewinder
  • Treasurer: Paulmichael Blasucci
  • Executive director: Reed Copsey, Jr.
  • Technical advisor: Don Syme

Board of trustees
  • Kevin Avignon
  • Phillip Carter
  • Ryan Coy
  • Houston Haynes
  • Janne Siera

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

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