GNU Project

Summary

GNU Project is an open-source project^[1]. It draws 415 Wikipedia views per month (open_source_project category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• GNU Project's instance of is recorded as open-source project^[3].
• GNU Project's instance of is recorded as group of humans^[4].
• GNU Project's instance of is recorded as community^[5].
• GNU Project's founder is recorded as Richard Stallman^[6].
• GNU Project's movement is recorded as free software movement^[7].
• GNU is named after GNU Project^[8].
• GNU Project's logo image is recorded as Heckert GNU.png^[9].
• GNU Project's subclass of is recorded as Q3251801^[10].
• GNU Project's part of is recorded as free software community^[11].
• GNU Project's Commons category is recorded as GNU Project^[12].
• GNU Project's industry is recorded as software industry^[13].
• GNU Project's foundational text is recorded as GNU Manifesto^[14].
• GNU Project's has part is recorded as GNU Unifont^[15].
• +1983-09-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GNU Project^[16].
• GNU Project's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01p8my^[17].
• GNU Project's mascot is recorded as GNU^[18].
• GNU Project's official website is recorded as https://gnu.org^[19].
• GNU Project's sponsor is recorded as Q48413^[20].
• GNU Project's topic's main category is recorded as Category:GNU Project^[21].
• GNU Project's product or material produced is recorded as software^[22].
• GNU Project's partially coincident with is recorded as Q48413^[23].
• GNU Project's affiliation is recorded as Q48413^[24].
• GNU Project's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/GNU-Project^[25].
• GNU Project's topic has template is recorded as Template:GNU^[26].
• GNU Project's legal form is recorded as nonprofit organization^[27].

Body

Founding

GNU Project's founder is recorded as Richard Stallman^[6]. +1983-09-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[16].

Identity

GNU Project's part of is recorded as free software community^[11].

Industry

GNU Project's industry is recorded as software industry^[13].

Ownership

GNU Project's product or material produced is recorded as software^[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for GNU Project include GNU ELPA^[28], a package manager^[29].

Why It Matters

GNU Project draws 415 Wikipedia views per month (open_source_project category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include GNU ELPA^[28], a package manager^[29].