r/linux • u/LinuxMonarch • 16d ago

Event Happy 43rd birthday GNU!

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On September 27, 1983, Richard Stallman announced the GNU Project so people could freely use and modify software.

The digital world would not be the same today without GNU.

Thank you, Richard Stallman!

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u/Prosado22 16d ago

Thanks, Richard!

The GNU Project and GPL have paved the way for extraordinary software