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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The GNU Manifesto canonical | 4 |
| GNU Manifesto | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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foundational document ⓘ |
| advocates |
software freedom
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users' rights to run, study, modify, and share software ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
free software movement
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surface form:
Free Software Movement
GNU Project ⓘ |
| author | Richard Stallman ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
collaborative software development
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ethical arguments for free software ⓘ social impact of software ownership ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
goals of the GNU Project
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philosophy of free software ⓘ rationale for developing a free Unix-like operating system ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Dr. Dobb's Journal ⓘ |
| genre |
political essay
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technical manifesto ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
community-based development
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copyleft ⓘ sharing of software ⓘ user freedom ⓘ |
| hasOnlineVersion | https://www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.en.html ⓘ |
| impact |
helped define the free software movement
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inspired creation of many free software projects ⓘ |
| influenced |
Free Software Definition
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copyleft licensing philosophy ⓘ development of the GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| opposes |
proprietary software
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software restrictions ⓘ |
| partOf |
DocBook
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surface form:
GNU documentation
|
| proposes |
GNU as a Unix-compatible system
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creation of a complete free software operating system ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Free Software Foundation
ⓘ
GNU Project ⓘ
surface form:
GNU operating system
software ethics ⓘ |
| statesGoal |
to develop a free replacement for Unix
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to make it possible to use computers without proprietary software ⓘ |
| subject |
computer science culture
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free software ⓘ software licensing ⓘ |
| title | The GNU Manifesto self-link ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Richard Stallman ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
GNU Manifesto