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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 | '''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]]. | ||
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Revision as of 00:31, 30 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.