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:''Website'': [http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html] | :''Website'': [http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html] | ||
:''Latest stable release'': 3.2.25 (August 22, 2007) | :''Latest stable release'': 3.2.25 (August 22, 2007) | ||
==GNU licenses== | |||
;[[GNU General Public License]] | |||
:''Purpose'': Giving the users of software the freedom to use it for any purpose, share it, change it, and share the changes. | |||
:''Compatible licenses'': See [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html] | |||
:''Full license text'': [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html] | |||
;[[GNU Lesser General Public License]] | |||
:''Purpose'': Copylefting a software library while allowing differently licensed (including proprietary) software to link to it. | |||
:''Full license text'': [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html] | |||
;[[GNU Affero General Public License]] | |||
:''Purpose'': The same as the General Public License, but allowing users who interact with the licensed software over a network to receive the source for that program. | |||
:''Full license text'': [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html] | |||
;[[GNU Free Documentation License]] | |||
:''Purpose'': Giving the users of manuals, textbooks and other documents the freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifications, either commercially or noncommercially. | |||
:''Full license text'': [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html] | |||
Revision as of 19:43, 13 December 2007
GNU programs
- The GIMP
- Full name: The GNU Image Manipulation Program
- Purpose: Graphics creation and manipulation
- Website: gimp.org
- Latest stable release: 2.4.2 (November 21, 2007)
- GNOME
- Full name: GNOME, formerly GNU Network Object Model Environment
- Purpose: A desktop for a GNU/Linux or UNIX computer
- Website: gnome.org
- Latest stable release: 2.20.2 (November 29, 2007)
- GNU Emacs
- Full name: GNU Emacs (Emacs was originally an abbreviation of Editor MACroS)
- Purpose: Extensible and customizable editor.
- Website: gnu.org/software/emacs/
- Latest stable release: 22.1 (June 2, 2007)
- GNU GRUB
- Full name: GNU GRUB, formerly GRand Unified Bootloader
- Purpose: Bootloader
- Website: gnu.org/software/grub/
- Latest stable release: 1.95 (October 15, 2006)
- GCC
- Full name: GNU Compiler Collection
- Purpose: Compiler, most notably for C and C++
- Website: gcc.gnu.org
- Latest stable release: 4.2.2 (October 7, 2007)
- Bash
- Full name: Bourne Again SHell
- Purpose: Unix shell
- Website: tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html
- Latest stable release: 3.2.25 (August 22, 2007)
GNU licenses
- GNU General Public License
- Purpose: Giving the users of software the freedom to use it for any purpose, share it, change it, and share the changes.
- Compatible licenses: See gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
- Full license text: gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
- GNU Lesser General Public License
- Purpose: Copylefting a software library while allowing differently licensed (including proprietary) software to link to it.
- Full license text: gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html
- GNU Affero General Public License
- Purpose: The same as the General Public License, but allowing users who interact with the licensed software over a network to receive the source for that program.
- Full license text: gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
- GNU Free Documentation License
- Purpose: Giving the users of manuals, textbooks and other documents the freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifications, either commercially or noncommercially.
- Full license text: gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html