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-- [[Main/GrantBow]] - 24 Jul 2007

## <a name="GNU_FSF_amp_RMS"> </a> GNU, FSF &amp; RMS

GNU stands for GNU's Not Unix. It is a project announced in 1983 by [[RichardStallman]] (RMS). The Free Software Foundation ([FSF](http://www.fsf.org/fsf/fsf.html)) was founded in 1985 to act as a parent organization for GNU and many other projects. GNU and some non-GNU projects are now hosted on the [Savannah](http://savannah.gnu.org) platform similar to SourceForge.net.

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<dt>[[History]]</dt>
<dd> Background information about the GNU Project. </dd>
<dt>[[GnuNames]]</dt>
<dd> A page describing the name GNU itself and it's usage. </dd>
<dt>[[TheGnuManifesto]]</dt>
<dd> A founding document that still influences the system's technical design and moral philosophy. </dd>
<dt>[[CopyleftLicenses]]</dt>
<dd> Information on the licenses used on GNU software, and on other free software licenses </dd>
<dt>[[FreeDocumentationLicense]]</dt>
<dd> A relatively new license used by the FSF to extend the copyright of documentation. </dd>
<dt> FAQ Link</dt>
<dd> What is the relation between <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/faq.en.html#q1-2" target="_top">GNU and Hurd</a>? </dd>
<dt> Assisting</dt>
<dd> If you would like to help the GNU movement visit the official site at <a href="http://www.gnu.org" target="_top">http://www.gnu.org</a>. </dd>
<dt>[[SoftwareProjects]]</dt>
<dd> Information about other GNU projects. </dd>
<dt><a href="http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss" target="_top">gnu-system-discuss</a></dt>
<dd> Mailing list for discussion about the GNU system. </dd>
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<dt>[[WebDiscuss]]</dt>
<dd> Meta discussion about how to make this section of the site better. </dd>
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