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diff --git a/GNU/GnuNames.mdwn b/GNU/GnuNames.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1d7c94eb --- /dev/null +++ b/GNU/GnuNames.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +The GNU stands for GNU's Not Unix. It is a project as described [[WebHome]]. + +What can be confusing is the usage. GNU can stand for: + +* an entire system as envisioned in 1983. GNU/Hurd is a synonym. +* GNU components when used with the Linux kernel: GNU/Linux This term has been adopted by the [Debian project](http://www.debian.org) but is not recognized as widely as the FSF would like. + +-- [[Main/GrantBow]] - 03 Mar 2004 |