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38 both individuals and corporations have the opportunity to 38 both individuals and corporations have the opportunity to
39 [donate to the GNU Octave project](https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=10). 39 [donate to the GNU Octave project](https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=10).
40 40
41 Despite the free usage of the FSF infrastructure for distributing 41 Despite the free usage of the FSF infrastructure for distributing
42 the GNU Octave source code, 42 the GNU Octave source code,
43 the project does not receive any direct or indirect 43 the Octave project does not receive any direct or indirect
44 monetary funding by the FSF. 44 monetary funding by the FSF.
45 45
46 ### Related organizations with no governance role 46 ### Related organizations with no governance role
47 47
48 There are organizations that people sometimes mistakenly believe 48 There are organizations that people sometimes mistakenly believe
49 have some kind of official control over the GNU Octave project. 49 have some kind of official control over the GNU Octave project.
50 This section details three of them, 50 This section details three of them,
51 but please note that neither has any official relationship 51 but please note that they have neither any official relationship
52 to the GNU Octave project, 52 nor any governance capacity with the GNU Octave project.
53 nor any governance capacity with respect to the project.
54 Individuals who have some control over the project
55 and happen to belong to these organizations,
56 have that control as individuals and not as members of those organizations.
57 Those individuals take the separation of those roles quite seriously.
58 53
59 #### Octave Forge and Octave Packages 54 #### Octave Forge and Octave Packages
60 55
61 **Octave Forge** <https://octave.sourceforge.io/> is the former collection 56 **Octave Forge** <https://octave.sourceforge.io/> is the former collection
62 of software packages, that can be easily installed and used with GNU Octave. 57 of software packages, that can be easily installed and used with GNU Octave.
76 71
77 The GitHub Organization <https://github.com/gnu-octave/> 72 The GitHub Organization <https://github.com/gnu-octave/>
78 was established around 2020. 73 was established around 2020.
79 It is a loose connection of currently 74 It is a loose connection of currently
80 [27 members](https://github.com/orgs/gnu-octave/people) 75 [27 members](https://github.com/orgs/gnu-octave/people)
81 (10 active and 14 dormant) 76 (10 active and 17 dormant)
82 developing software intended to be used with GNU Octave 77 developing software intended to be used with GNU Octave
83 (including **Octave Packages**), 78 (including **Octave Packages**),
84 but not the source code of GNU Octave itself. 79 but not the source code of GNU Octave itself.
85 80
86 ### Questions 81 ### Questions