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Also known as GNU's Not Unix

GNU ( ) is an extensive collection of free software (387 packages ), which can be used as an operating system or can be used in parts with other operating systems. The use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operating systems popularly known as Linux. Most of GNU is licensed under the GNU Project's own General Public License (GPL).

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GNU is a large collection of free software tools (387 packages) that can be used together as a complete operating system or mixed with other systems. These tools became the foundation for Linux operating systems, and most of GNU's software is released under a license called the GPL that keeps it free for anyone to use and modify.

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OS.supported_platforms
Alpha, ARC, ARM, AVR32, Blackfin, C6x, ETRAX CRIS, FR-V, H8/300, IA-32/x86-64, Hexagon, Itanium, M32R, m68k, META, MicroBlaze, MIPS, MN103, OpenRISC, PA-RISC, PowerPC, s390/s390x, S+core, SuperH, SPARC, TILE64, Unicore32, Xtensa, RISC-V (with Linux-libre kernel only)
OS.name
GNU
OS.logo
Heckert GNU white.svg
OS.logo size
100px
OS.logo alt
The GNU head
OS.screenshot
Gnu hurd debian 1.png
OS.caption
Debian GNU/Hurd with Xfce4 and web browser Midori
OS.family
Unix-like
OS.developer
Community
OS.source model
Free software
OS.marketing target
Personal computers, mobile devices, embedded devices, servers, mainframes, supercomputers
OS.userland
GNU
OS.kernel_type
Microkernel (GNU Hurd) or Monolithic kernel (GNU Linux-libre, fork of Linux)
OS.license
GNU GPL, GNU LGPL, GNU AGPL, GNU FDL, GNU FSDG
OS.programmed in
Various languages (notably C and assembly language)
OS.working_state
Current

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Official name
GNU's not UNIX
Official website
www.gnu.org/home.it.html
Image
Screenshot GNU-HURD 2018-09-07 00-49-29.png
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Commons category
GNU Project
Commons gallery
GNU
Stack Exchange tag
stackoverflow.com/tags/gnu
inception
1983-09-27
IRC channel URL
irc://irc.freenode.net/#gnu
official shop URL
shop.fsf.org
login URL
my.fsf.org
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