Richard M. Stallman resigns by Free Software Foundation Contributions — Published on Sep 16, 2019 10:08 PM On September 16, 2019, Richard M. Stallman, founder and president of the Free Software Foundation, resigned as president and from its board of directors. The board will be conducting a search for a new president, beginning immediately. Further details of the search will be published on fsf.org. For questions, contact FSF executive director John Sullivan at johns@fsf.org . Document Actions Share on social networks Syndicate: News Events Blogs Jobs GNU