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Em setembro de 1983, Richard Stallman anunciou seu plano de desenvolver um sistema operacional livre compatível com Unix, chamado GNU. O GNU é o único sistema operacional desenvolvido especificamente para garantir a liberdade dos usuários.
O que é o GNU?
GNU is a Unix-like operating system that is free software—it respects your freedom. You can install Linux-based versions of GNU which are entirely free software.
The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop the GNU system. The name “GNU” is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix!”. "GNU" is pronounced g'noo, as one syllable, like saying "grew" but replacing the r with n.
A Unix-like operating system is a software collection of applications, libraries, and developer tools, plus a program to allocate resources and talk to the hardware, known as a kernel.
The Hurd, GNU's own kernel, is some way from being ready for daily use. Thus, GNU is typically used today with a kernel called Linux. This combination is the GNU/Linux operating system. GNU/Linux is used by millions, though many call it "Linux" by mistake.
Planet GNU 
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For more news, see Planet GNU.
GNU Guile
GNU Guile is the official extension language for the GNU Operating System. Version 2.0 was released February 16, 2011 with a wealth of new features. Its compiler infrastructure, libraries, and dynamic programming environment make it a great language to write applications in. Join the community now!
GNUstep
GNUstep is a fully-functional object-oriented development environment. We need developers to write and port applications to GNUstep so that we can make it a great experience for users.
O que é Software Livre?
“software livre” é uma questão de liberdade, não de preço. Para entender o conceito, você deve pensar em liberdade no sentido de “liberdade de expressão”, não de “gratuidade”.
Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:
- A liberdade para executar o programa, para qualquer propósito (liberdade nº 0).
- A liberdade de estudar como o programa funciona, e adaptá-lo a suas necessidades (liberdade nº 1). Acesso ao código-fonte é um pré-requisito para esta liberdade.
- A liberdade de redistribuir cópias de modo que você possa ajudar ao seu próximo (liberdade nº 2).
- A liberdade de aperfeiçoar o programa, e liberar os seus aperfeiçoamentos, de modo que toda a comunidade se beneficie (liberdade nº 3). Acesso ao código-fonte é um pré-requisito para esta liberdade.
Parta para a Ação
- Support current FSF campaigns.
- Join the protests against ACTA, the European Anti-Sharing Directive IPRED and other abusive internet laws .
- Watch and share this movie: Patent Absurdity—made possible by FSF associate members like you.
- Fight against software patents: worldwide, and Europe.
- Call on WIPO to change its name and mission.
- Support the efforts on net neutrality in Europe, in the USA and in Canada.
- Students! Claim a refund on your unused Microsoft Windows licences.
- Adicione ao diretório de Software Livre.
- More action items.
Can you contribute to any of these High Priority Projects? Gnash, coreboot, free distributions of GNU/Linux, GNU Octave, drivers for network routers, reversible debugging in GDB, automatic transcription, PowerVR drivers, and also free software replacements for Skype, OpenDWG libraries, and Oracle Forms.
Can you take over an unmaintained GNU package? alive, dotgnu-forum, dr-geo, gnu-queue, gnuzilla (and icecat), goldwater, halifax, metahtml, orgadoc, pgccfd, polyxmass, quickthreads, snakecharmer, thales, trueprint are all looking for maintainers. We also need GNU configure for Python packages.