The Hubzilla Association was founded in September 2023 and has the following purpose and mission:

Purpose

The purpose of the association is:

1. Organisation of the development and maintenance tasks of:
   • core source code of the Hubzilla software.
   • Support services (forums, wikis etc.) for users and admins of the software Hubzilla
   • Websites of the software Hubzilla.
2. Administration of domain, web server and mail server of the association
3. Regulation and control of the financing of the association's expenses incl. application for funding from authorities and foundations.
4. Support of developers of official addons, modules, widgets, themes, and other components of the Hubzilla software.
5. Support of approved forks of the Hubzilla software.

The association is politically and denominationally neutral.

This purpose is part of the Articles of Association, adopted on the 11th day of December 2024 via Assembly Resolution #1.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Association is to support the development, promotion, and distribution of the Hubzilla open source software.

This includes:

• Strengthening the community of Hubzilla software adopters, including, but not limited to, site owners, administrators, moderators, web hosts, and end-users.
• Support of developers of official addons, modules, widgets, themes, and other components of the Hubzilla software.
• Attending or organising information events, training courses, and workshops to raise awareness of the benefits, possibilities, and use of the Hubzilla software.
• Provide documentation for users, administrators, and developers.
• Encourage and facilitate interoperability between Hubzilla and other platforms, protocols, software, and systems.

This mission statement was adopted on the 31st day of March 2025 by the Board of Directors in Board Resolution #3.