Its objective is the promotion of free software around the world by bringing every year an international conference to local communities[1] and organizations.

[2] The project was born in 2006,[3] at a gathering of members associated with the Free Software Foundation and the will to organize into geographical groups.

The wiki serves as the primary portal for people who want to become involved in free software activism in local, grassroots modes of cooperation.

The conference replaces and incorporates the FSF annual members meeting which ran around the same time each year.

The event typically includes a speech from FSF president, Richard Stallman and FSF executive director John Sullivan, the Free Software awards well as members of the wider free software community and the free software awards ceremony[4]