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History
Insert non-formatted text hereThe definition was initiated by Erik Möller as a means to resolve ambiguity about the phrase "free content" in the context of the [1] It was inspired by the Free Software Definition. Helpful feedback was provided during the initial authoring process (in this chronological order) by Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation, [2] of Creative Commons, and User:Angela Beesley, board member of the [3] and Vice President of [4], Inc. Benjamin, who had been pursuing similar goals (as exemplified in his paper [5]
The beginning of the open editing phase was Announcement on May 1, 2006.