Gnu why g

We started in January By we had either found or written all the major components except one—the kernel. Then Linux, a Unix-like kernel, was developed by Linus Torvalds in and made free software in However, the GNU Project is not limited to the core operating system. We aim to provide a whole spectrum of software, whatever many users want to have. This includes application software.

See the Free Software Directory for a catalogue of free software application programs. We also want to provide software for users who are not computer experts. We also want to provide games and other recreations. Plenty of free games are already available.

How far can free software go? There are no limits, except when laws such as the patent system prohibit free software. The ultimate goal is to provide free software to do all of the jobs computer users want to do—and thus make proprietary software a thing of the past. We defend the rights of all software users.

There are also other ways to contact the FSF. Free Software Supporter :. Set language. Ubuntu Forums Code of Conduct.

Page 1 of 2 1 2 Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 10 of January 18th, 1. Can someone please explain the G in GNU? Adv Reply. January 18th, 2. January 18th, 3. Join Date Aug Beans 2, What does GNU stand for?

What does the "G" stand for? And so on and so forth, ad infinitum. This is called recursion. January 18th, 4. As yabbadabbadont said, it's a recursive acronym January 18th, 5.

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