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The GNU
Project started in 1984 to develop a complete free Unix-like operating
system. Linux-based variants of the GNU system are already widely used;
these are often called ``Linux
systems''. The first test release of ``the'' GNU system, using the
GNU
kernel, was made in August 1996.
The GNU's
Bulletin is published twice a year by the Free Software Foundation.
It contains a status report and news of the GNU Project; news about other
freely redistributable software, texts, etc; and news that interest those
concerned about free software.
The GNU
Software is "free". The meaning of "free" is described in the philosophy
of the GNU project and free software.
The GNU
Documentation is available by several different methods. The Online
Documentation reseides on many mirrors
of the primary FTP
site. Postscript and HTML versions of the GNU Documentation are available
from following sites:
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GNUPro(tm) Toolkit
Documentation at Cygnus Solutions, Sunnyvale, California, USA
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GNU Documentation
at Delorie Software, Rochester, NH, USA
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GNU Documentation at GMD FOKUS, Berlin, Germany
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GNU
Manuals at University of Cambridge Computer Lab, UK
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Using
and Porting GNU Pascal at University Essen, Germany
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Postscript
Versions of GNU Manuals at Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Other unofficial GNU sites are:
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