GNU (disambiguation)
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GNU or Gnu may refer to:
- The WildebeestWildebeestThe wildebeest , also called the gnu is an antelope of the genus Connochaetes. It is a hooved mammal...
or Gnu, an animal - The GNU ProjectGNU ProjectThe GNU Project is a free software, mass collaboration project, announced on September 27, 1983, by Richard Stallman at MIT. It initiated GNU operating system development in January, 1984...
, to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software- GNUGNUGNU is a Unix-like computer operating system developed by the GNU project, ultimately aiming to be a "complete Unix-compatible software system"...
, a computer operating system - GNU General Public LicenseGNU General Public LicenseThe GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
, a free software license - GNU Free Documentation LicenseGNU Free Documentation LicenseThe GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project. It is similar to the GNU General Public License, giving readers the rights to copy, redistribute, and modify a work and requires all copies and...
, a copyleft license for free documentation
- GNU
- Gyeongsang National UniversityGyeongsang National UniversityGyeongsang National University is one of 10 Flagship Korean National Universities along with Seoul National University, Pusan National University, Kyungpook National University, Chonnam National University, Chungnam National University, Chonbuk National University, Chungbuk National University,...
, a key national university in the Republic of Korea - The Government of National Unity (South Africa)Government of National Unity (South Africa)Between April 27, 1994 and February 3, 1997 South Africa was governed under the terms of the interim Constitution of South Africa. Clause 88 of the interim Constitution required that any party holding twenty or more seats in the National Assembly could claim one or more cabinet portfolios and enter...
, a constitutional arrangement - Good News Unlimited, an evangelical non-denominational Christian ministry
- "The GnuThe Gnu"The Gnu" is a humorous song about a talking gnu by Flanders and Swann.The word gnu is consistently pronounced with two syllables as "g-noo", with the g clearly enunciated, and the n unpalatalised...
", a song by Flanders and Swann - 9965 GNU9965 GNU9965 GNU is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.76 years.Discovered on March 5, 1992 by Spacewatch, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "GNU" after the GNU project.- See also :...
, an asteroid named after the GNU Project - Gnu Snowboards produced by Mervin ManufacturingMervin manufacturingMervin Manufacturing is an American snowboard manufacturer. Mervin is the parent company of Liberace Technologies Snowboards, Gnu Snowboards, , Lib Tech Skateboards, and Bent Metal bindings. In the mid 90's Mervin was also an OEM supplier for companies such as Canada's Luxury brand and for The...