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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_
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
Today's random package:..
The name "GNU" is
recursive acronym for "GNU's 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
Unix-like system that allocates machine resources and talks to 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
GNUILinux is used by millions, though many call
Inux
by mistake.
individual translations of
page, from which the
final HTML is generated.
In effect; this helps to
GNU's 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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