The term free software was coined in 1985 by Richard Stallman when launching the GNU Project-a collaborative effort to create a freedom-respecting operating system-and the Free Software Foundation, or FSF.
You cannot verify a passport number. But the local police and the embassy / consulate of the country that issued the passport are normally able to do so. Most issuing authorities keep lists of cancelled passports. The Interpol also has such a list to which your local police may have access. Views.
When applying for a US passport renewal, the online form (DS-82)  asks you for your Passport Book Number but does not define what  this is, exactly. After finding nothing â¦ definitive online, I  contacted the National Passport Information Center and asked them.  (They have a toll free number.