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GNU RCS

Summary

GNU RCS is a local version control system[1]. It draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (local_version_control_system category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU RCS is the creator of Walter F. Tichy[3].
  • GNU RCS's instance of is recorded as local version control system[4].
  • GNU RCS's instance of is recorded as GNU package[5].
  • GNU RCS's maintained by is recorded as Paul Eggert[6].
  • GNU RCS's maintained by is recorded as Thien-Thi Nguyen[7].
  • GNU RCS's movement is recorded as free software movement[8].
  • GNU RCS's logo image is recorded as Heckert GNU white.svg[9].
  • GNU RCS's developer is recorded as GNU Project[10].
  • GNU RCS's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 186405412[11].
  • GNU RCS's GND ID is recorded as 4361080-8[12].
  • GNU RCS's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97037215[13].
  • GNU RCS's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[14].
  • GNU RCS's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[15].
  • GNU RCS's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[16].
  • GNU RCS's operating system is recorded as BSD[17].
  • GNU RCS's operating system is recorded as macOS[18].
  • GNU RCS's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[19].
  • GNU RCS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.9.2[20].
  • GNU RCS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.9.3[21].
  • GNU RCS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.9.4[22].
  • GNU RCS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.10.0[23].
  • GNU RCS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.10.1[24].
  • GNU RCS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.9.1[25].
  • GNU RCS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.9.0[26].
  • GNU RCS's software version identifier is recorded as 5.8.2[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

GNU RCS is the creator of Walter F. Tichy[3].

Publication

GNU RCS's publication date is recorded as +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z[28]. Its part of is recorded as GNU Project[29].

Subject and Themes

GNU RCS's movement is recorded as free software movement[8].

Why It Matters

GNU RCS draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (local_version_control_system category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

BSD GNU Project macOS Paul Eggert SRC Unix-like operating system Walter F. Tichy

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . blog.codecentric.de. blog.codecentric.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . git.savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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