Primary Job Title Controller and Executive Director Primary Organization Free Software Foundation
Gender Male
Peter came to the FSF in 2001 with a background in business management and finance, having previously worked as a member and director of the New Internationalist Cooperative in Oxford, and in London for BBC Network Radio.
Peter works as FSF Controller and he has directed the work of the GPL Compliance Lab. In March 2005 he was also appointed
Executive Director in advance of the public redrafting of version 3 of the GNU General Public License. Peter has led the FSF during its efforts to embrace public campaigning to promote the cause of software freedom.
Peter is not a programmer, but did author "Black Max" for the Sinclair ZX81, a BASIC language program listing that appeared in the last edition of the UK magazine publication Sinclair Programs in September 1985. The magazine had been a source for teenagers to freely share code and programming ideas.
