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The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system.
The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system.


GNU is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix”; it is pronounced guh-noo, approximately like canoe.
GNU is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix”; it is pronounced g'noo, [https://www.gnu.org/gnu/pronunciation.en.html like “grew” but with the letter “n” instead of “r”].


The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is the principal organizational sponsor of the GNU Project.
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is the principal organizational sponsor of the GNU Project.
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