The GNU Manifesto

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The GNU Manifesto is Richard Stallman’s foundational essay outlining the philosophy, goals, and rationale for the free software movement and the GNU Project.

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instanceOf essay
foundational document
advocates software freedom
users' rights to run, study, modify, and share software
associatedWith Free Software Movement
GNU Project
author Richard Stallman
centralTheme collaborative software development
ethical arguments for free software
social impact of software ownership
countryOfOrigin United States
describes goals of the GNU Project
philosophy of free software
rationale for developing a free Unix-like operating system
firstPublishedIn Dr. Dobb's Journal
genre political essay
technical manifesto
hasKeyConcept community-based development
copyleft
sharing of software
user freedom
hasOnlineVersion https://www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.en.html
impact helped define the free software movement
inspired creation of many free software projects
influenced Free Software Definition
copyleft licensing philosophy
development of the GNU General Public License
language English
opposes proprietary software
software restrictions
partOf GNU documentation
proposes GNU as a Unix-compatible system
creation of a complete free software operating system
publicationYear 1985
publisher Free Software Foundation
relatedTo Free Software Foundation
GNU operating system
software ethics
statesGoal to develop a free replacement for Unix
to make it possible to use computers without proprietary software
subject computer science culture
free software
software licensing
title The GNU Manifesto
writtenBy Richard Stallman


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