Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!bionet!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!bingvaxu!marge.math.binghamton.edu!sullivan From: sullivan@marge.math.binghamton.edu (fred sullivan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: GNU story wanted! Message-ID: Date: 25 Jun 89 21:23:44 GMT References: <7364@cs.Buffalo.EDU> Sender: news@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu Organization: Dept of Math Sci, SUNY-Binghamton Lines: 22 In-reply-to: ugleung@cs.Buffalo.EDU's message of 25 Jun 89 15:30:39 GMT > I have one fundamental question. What is the story concerning the > frequent use of "GNU" as a prefix to many Unix programs, such a emacs, > troff, etc. I realized this probably has its origin in the American > culture! Is this correct! Can anyone give some kind of historical > insights? GNU is an acronym for Gnu's not Unix. The goal of the Free Software Foundation is to provide a no-cost operating system functionally equivalent to Unix. They have already released a lot of utilities, including GNU Emacs, but not a kernel (yet). Fred Sullivan SUNY at Binghamton Dept. Math. Sciences Binghamton, NY 13903 sullivan@marge.math.binghamton.edu First you make a roux! -- Fred Sullivan SUNY at Binghamton Dept. Math. Sciences Binghamton, NY 13903 sullivan@marge.math.binghamton.edu First you make a roux!