GNU

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.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