GNU Manifesto

An article written by Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation in 1985 explaining the purpose and philosophy of the GNU Project, which was undertaken to create a non-proprietary Unix-like operating system. To read the Manifesto, visit www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.html. See GNU Project and Free Software Foundation.

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The GNU Manifesto was written by Richard Stallman and published in March 1985 in Dr. Dobb's Journal of Software Tools^[1] as an explanation and definition of the goals of the GNU Project, and to call for participation and support. It is held in high regard within the free software movement as a fundamental philosophical source. The full text is included with GNU software such as Emacs, and is available on the web.

See also

Free software portal

• Free software philosophy
• Free Software Definition
• History of free software
• Open Letter to Hobbyists

External links

• The GNU Manifesto

References

1. ^ Dr. Dobb's Journal, March 1985

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