GNU is a 'recursive acronym' which stands for 'GNU is Not Unix'.
Mike
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From: "Mike Corbeil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] GNU, what does GNU stands for ?
> Josep Molero i Puig wrote:
>
> > Hi everybody ...
> > I'm very new in Linux world (just a week) and this weekend I have bought
a
> > book about LINUX.
> >
> > I have been reading it with interest...
> >
> > There is a word that appears very often.
> >
> > GNU General Public License.
>
> GPL for short.
>
> > I think I know the sense of this General Public Sense...
> > And I have read that GNU stands for : Gnu is Not Unix
> >
> > But in this case, GNU appears again ... So what does GNU stands for ??
> > It's a recursive standing for ??
>
> You will be able to learn all you want to know at
>
> http://www.gnu.org
>
> mike
>
>
