The Association for Free Software (or AFFS) was a member organization, based in the United Kingdom, for the advancement of free software (sometimes also called "open-source software"). It was an associate organization of Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)
AFFS no longer exists.
History
In 2002, AFFS announced that it was now associated with the FSF Europe.
By 2009 it was effectively defunct, as can be seen here http://article.gmane.org/gmane.org.fsf.uk/5705
References
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