called the "K-machine" which used a RISC-like architecture. Montpetit subsequently became embroiled in a 1989 Canadian political scandal which, as a side-effect, resulted in the seizure of all the assets of GigaMos, rendering the company unable to meet payroll. Inspiration for Stallman and Free Software According to Richard Stallman, the dispute between LMI and Symbolics inspired Stallman to start software development for the GNU operating system in January 1984, and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) in October 1985. These were forerunners of the open-source-software movement and the Linux operating system. References Lisp (programming language) Lisp (programming language) software companies 1979 establishments in Massachusetts 1987 disestablishments in Massachusetts American companies established in 1979 American companies disestablished in 1987 Companies based in Cambridge, Massachusetts Computer companies established in 1979 Computer companies disestablished in 1987 Defunct computer companies based in Massachusetts Defunct computer companies of the United States Defunct computer hardware companies Defunct software companies of the United States Software companies established in 1979 Software companies disestablished in 1987