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GNU Manifesto explains the details. In legal terms, GNU software is protected by the GNU General Public License, or GPL, and by the GNU Lesser General Public License, or LGPL. The Linux kernel, which is subject to the GPL, benefits from this project (especially from the tools), but should not be seen as the same thing.">GNU is Not UnixA project of the Free Software Foundation (FSF). The aim of the GNU Project is to create a complete and free UNIX-style operating system. It is free not so much in the sense of free of cost, but in the sense of freedom: having the right to obtain, modify, and redistribute the software. The now classic GNU Manifesto explains the details. In legal terms, GNU software is protected by the GNU General Public License, or GPL, and by the GNU Lesser General Public License, or LGPL. The Linux kernel, which is subject to the GPL, benefits from this project (especially from the tools), but should not be seen as the same thing.
