GNU

Summary

GNU is an operating system^[1]. GNU ranks in the top 1% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,218 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• GNU is the creator of Richard Stallman^[3].
• GNU's image is recorded as Xfce4 en Debian GNU-Hurd.png^[4].
• GNU's image is recorded as Screenshot GNU-HURD 2018-09-07 00-49-29.png^[5].
• GNU's instance of is recorded as operating system^[6].
• GNU's movement is recorded as free software movement^[7].
• Q11368 is named after GNU^[8].
• wildebeest is named after GNU^[9].
• GNU is named after GNU^[10].
• GNU's logo image is recorded as Heckert GNU white.svg^[11].
• GNU's developer is recorded as GNU Project^[12].
• GNU's GND ID is recorded as 4405655-2^[13].
• GNU's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License^[14].
• GNU's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License^[15].
• GNU's copyright license is recorded as Q1131681^[16].
• GNU's subclass of is recorded as Unix-like operating system^[17].
• GNU's Commons category is recorded as GNU Project^[18].
• GNU's pronunciation audio is recorded as En-gnu.ogg^[19].
• GNU's pronunciation audio is recorded as GNU.ogg^[20].
• GNU's pronunciation audio is recorded as Pt-gnu.ogg^[21].
• GNU's has part is recorded as Q123326^[22].
• GNU's has part is recorded as GNUnet^[23].
• GNU's has part is recorded as GNU Privacy Guard^[24].
• GNU's has part is recorded as GNU Radio^[25].
• GNU's has part is recorded as GNU social^[26].
• GNU's has part is recorded as Gnash^[27].

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Works and Contributions

GNU is the creator of Richard Stallman^[3]. Things named for GNU include GNU^[28], an operating system^[29], founded in 1983^[30]; GNU Project^[31], an open-source project^[32], founded in 1983^[33]; Gnutella^[34], a communication protocol^[35]; and GNAT^[36], a GNU package^[37], founded in 1992^[38].

Why It Matters

GNU ranks in the top 1% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,218 views/month).^[2] GNU has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] GNU is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for GNU include GNU^[28], an operating system^[29], founded in 1983^[30]; GNU Project^[31], an open-source project^[32], founded in 1983^[33]; Gnutella^[34], a communication protocol^[35]; and GNAT^[36], a GNU package^[37], founded in 1992^[38].