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More about GNU
GNU is a Unix-like operating system. That means it is
collection of many programs:
applications, libraries,
Recent GNU releases
developer tools,
even games
The
development of GNU, started in January 1984,is known as the GNU Project:
Short descriptions for all GNU packages
Many of the programs in GNU are released under the auspices of the GNU Project; those we call GNU
packages
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The name "GNU" is
recursive acronym for "GNUs Not Unix_
GNU" is pronounced g'noo, as one syllable;
GNUnited Nations
like saying "grew" but replacing the
with n.
GNUnited Nations is
build system for translating
The program in a Unix-like system that allocates machine resources and talks t0 the hardware is called the
the web site at WWWgnu.Org. It works via template
"kernel" . GNU is typically used with a kernel called Linux: This combination is the GNUILinux operating
files, which allow changes to be merged into
system. GNU Linux is used by millions, though many call it "Linux" by mistake:
individual translations of
page, from which the
final HTML
generated: In effect; this helps to
GNUs own kernel, The Hurd; was started in 1990 (before Linux was started). Volunteers continue developing
keep all translations of
page up-to-date:
doc)
the Hurd because it is an interesting technical project
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