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{{dablink|This article is for the GNU operating system. For other uses of the word "gnu", see [[GNU (disambiguation)]].}} | {{dablink|This article is for the GNU operating system. For other uses of the word "gnu", see [[GNU (disambiguation)]].}} | ||
'''GNU''' is a [[free software|free]] operating system modeled after [[AT&T]]'s [[UNIX]]. It is not the name of any one program, but the collective group of all the utilities required to provide the user a fully-functional operating environment. The project was first announced by [[Richard Stallman|Dr. Richard Stallman]] on September 27th, 1983 on the net.unix-wizards [[Usenet|newsgroup]]. | '''GNU''' is a [[free software|free]] operating system modeled after [[AT&T]]'s [[UNIX]]. It is not the name of any one program, but the collective group of all the utilities required to provide the user a fully-functional operating environment. The project was first announced by [[Richard Stallman|Dr. Richard Stallman]] on September 27th, 1983 on the net.unix-wizards [[Usenet|newsgroup]].<ref>{{cite web | ||
| url=http://groups.google.com/group/net.unix-wizards/msg/4dadd63a976019d7 | |||
| title=new UNIX implementation | |||
| author=Richard Stallman | |||
| date=1983-09-27 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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==Related topics== | |||
* [[Proprietary software]] | |||
* [[Intellectual property]] | |||
==Subtopics== | |||
* [[GNU utilities]] | |||
[[Category:CZ Live]] | [[Category:CZ Live]] | ||
[[Category:Computers Workgroup]] | [[Category:Computers Workgroup]] | ||
Revision as of 23:37, 29 October 2007
GNU is a free operating system modeled after AT&T's UNIX. It is not the name of any one program, but the collective group of all the utilities required to provide the user a fully-functional operating environment. The project was first announced by Dr. Richard Stallman on September 27th, 1983 on the net.unix-wizards newsgroup.[1]
References
- ↑ Richard Stallman (1983-09-27). new UNIX implementation.