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The GNU project was launched in September 1983 by Richard M. Stallman to create a complete operating system which is Free Software.^[1]
The GNU project consists of numerous smaller sub-projects maintained by volunteers or businesses or combinations of the two.^[1]
The name of the GNU project is derived from the recursive acronym "GNU's Not Unix.^[1]
The GNU Manifesto was written by Richard Stallman to gain support and participation in the GNU Project.^[2]
Although most of the GNU Project's output is technical in nature, it was launched as a social, ethical, and political initiative.^[2]
The GNU project uses software that is free for users to copy, edit, and distribute.^[2]
The first goal of the GNU project was to create a whole free-software operating system.^[2]
The development of GNU, started in January 1984, is known as the GNU Project.^[3]
The rest of the system consists of other programs, many of which were written by or for the GNU Project.^[4]
The GNU Project has developed a comprehensive set of free software tools for use with Unix™ and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux.^[4]
During this period, Richard Stallman launched the GNU Project with the goal of creating "an operating system that is free software.^[5]
GNU is composed wholly of free software, most of which is licensed under the GNU Project's own General Public License (GPL).^[6]