Your Guide to GNU

128px-Heckert GNU white.svg GNU, which is a recursive acronym for GNU's Not Unix, is a project that aims to create a completely free operating system inspired by Unix. Started in 1984, GNU has not resulted in a stable operating system as yet, but the project had produced a number of popular applications and utilities like GCC, Emacs and the Gnome desktop environment. Even though Linux is not part of this project, these GNU applications are typically found in most Linux distributions.

In addition to creating an OS and free applications, the GNU project is also responsible for the GPL license, which is used by many open source projects. The GPL license ensures that free software remains free as other modify and extend existing GPL code.

This Day in Computer History: December 21

Today marks the anniversary of the Children’s Internet Protection Act being signed into law to protect children from sexual content online. Read more in "This Day in Computer...

This Day in Computer History: November 13

Today marks the anniversary of the creation of the first internet webpage and Google's acquisition of YouTube. Read about these events and more in "This Day in Computer History"...

What is Copyleft?

Some copyright licenses allow you to reproduce the work however you like, but still hold restrictions on your final video. You've heard of copyright, but what is copyleft?...

Linux Open Source University Registration Software

University registration is an important process, but perhaps only occurs once or twice a year at most universities. Commercial software for student registrations can be expensive. It is worth considering...

A Brief History of Linux

Everything was started by a Finnish student who wanted to get more out of his PC. He was not happy with running MINIX and he wanted to exploit his PC’s full potential to access the servers in his...

FreeMind: Mind Mapping Tool For Project Management

FreeMind is a free mind mapping application written in Java and licensed under GNU GPL license. Most mind mapping products allow the user to edit a hierarchical set of ideas, which is useful in brainstroming...

What is the Future of Linux File Systems?

Speed, reliability and an extensive set of features are what the ZFS file system has to offer you. Is the file system created by Sun Microsystems and then ported to Linux the future of Linux file systems?...

What is Copyleft?

Some copyright licenses allow you to reproduce the work however you like, but still hold restrictions on your final video. You've heard of copyright, but what is copyleft?...

This Day in Computer History: October 27

Today marks the anniversary of the very first network crash and the initial announcement of the development of GNU. Read about these events and more in "This Day in Computer History"...