GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym)

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backronym recursive acronym software-related acronym

GNU is Not Unix is a recursive acronym coined by Richard Stallman for the GNU project, a free software initiative to create a Unix-compatible operating system composed entirely of free software.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf backronym ⓘ
recursive acronym ⓘ
software-related acronym ⓘ
associatedWithProject GNU Project ⓘ
category computing acronym ⓘ
free software terminology ⓘ
coinedBy Richard Stallman ⓘ
contrastWith proprietary Unix systems ⓘ
describes GNU Project ⓘ
surface form: GNU operating system

Unix-compatible free software system ⓘ
expandsTo GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym) self-link ⓘ
surface form: GNU is Not Unix
hasAbbreviation GNU Project ⓘ
surface form: GNU
hasProperty humorous ⓘ
recursive ⓘ
self-referential ⓘ
inspired other recursive acronyms in computing ⓘ
language English ⓘ
motivatedBy desire for Unix-compatible free software ⓘ
notableFor being one of the earliest well-known recursive acronyms in computing ⓘ
partOfCulture free software movement ⓘ
hacker culture ⓘ
refersTo GNU Project ⓘ
surface form: GNU
relatedTo Unix ⓘ
relatedToConcept copyleft ⓘ
free software ⓘ
software freedom ⓘ
usedAs name origin of GNU ⓘ
usedBy Free Software Foundation ⓘ
usedIn GNU Project documentation ⓘ
free software advocacy ⓘ

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Richard Stallman → coined → GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym) ⓘ
GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym) → expandsTo → GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym) self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: GNU is Not Unix
this entity surface form: GNU is Not Unix