What is GNU?

* Ubuntu - Linux for Human Beings!

The GNU Project, pronounced “guh-noo”, was
launched in 1984 to develop a complete
UNIX style operating system which is comprised of free software: the GNU
system. Variants of the GNU operating system,
which use the Linux kernel, are now widely used.


The GNU project is closely linked to the philosophy of free
software, which is central to the projects that derive from it,
such as Ubuntu. The concept of free software is explained
at Section 2 ― Free Software.