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Jimbo at 11:59, 3 January 2009

2009-01-03T11:59:50Z

DrModiford: Emphasised items on GPL list

2008-01-08T08:42:36Z

Emphasised items on GPL list

DrModiford: The gcc and pcc link needed double [bracketing]

2008-01-08T08:41:32Z

The gcc and pcc link needed double [bracketing]

DrModiford: The gcc link needed double [bracketing]

2008-01-08T08:41:09Z

The gcc link needed double [bracketing]

DrModiford: Cover article for GNU

2008-01-04T14:25:26Z

Cover article for GNU

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The GNU Project is a community akin to FreeBSD and other [[open source]] projects. It was founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman Richard Stallman] as part of the [http://www.fsf.org/ Free Software Foundation] and exists to create an operating system similar in operation to UNIX while not containing any UNIX code. This is where the project's recursive acronym originates: 'GNU's Not Unix'.

While the project's original aim for an independent kernel is a long way from completion the operating system tools, such as commands, shells, etc. have been developed and in existence for well over a decade. In fact the tools have been used on the [[Linux]] kernel to provide functionality and has been the cause for calling it 'GNU/Linux'.

While FreeBSD and its related family of [[OpenBSD]], [[NetBSD]] and others use the [[BSD Licence]] to release software the GNU Project uses their own [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#GPL GNU General Public License]. There are many differences between the two and often the cause of great debates (or flame wars, depending on the point of view)!

Despite the licensing differences large quantities of GPL licensed code can be compiled on FreeBSD and readily available through the [[ports]] system. This greatly increases the number of applications available to FreeBSD in particular the following popular applications:

* CLAM AV anti virus;
* GCC source code compiler;
* GIMP graphics manipulation;
* MPlayer multimedia playback;
* MySQL database server (RDBMS);
* NMAP network monitor;
* Pidgin instant messenger (an 'emulator' for MSN, ICQ, et al.);
* WINE Windows API emulation (albeit the 'Lesser GPL' license);
* Xine DVD playback;

The [gcc] source code compiler is key to FreeBSD and the ports system in general (however work is under-way to change this to the BSD licensed [pcc] the Portable C Compiler).

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 While FreeBSD and its related family of [[OpenBSD]], [[NetBSD]] and others use the [[BSD Licence]] to release software the GNU Project uses their own [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#GPL GNU General Public License].  There are many differences between the two and often the cause of great debates (or flame wars, depending on the point of view)!
-Despite the licensing differences large quantities of GPL licensed code can be compiled on FreeBSD and readily available through the [[ports]] system.  This greatly increases the number of applications available to FreeBSD in particular the following popular applications:
+Despite the licensing differences, plenty of GPL licensed code is readily available through the [[ports]] and [[packages]] systems.  This greatly increases the number of applications available to FreeBSD.  Some examples of GPL apps available through [[ports]] and [[packages]]:
 * '''CLAM AV''' anti virus;
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 The [[gcc]] source code compiler is key to FreeBSD and the ports system in general (however work is under-way to change this to the BSD licensed [[pcc]] the Portable C Compiler).

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 Despite the licensing differences large quantities of GPL licensed code can be compiled on FreeBSD and readily available through the [[ports]] system.  This greatly increases the number of applications available to FreeBSD in particular the following popular applications:
-* CLAM AV anti virus;
+* '''CLAM AV''' anti virus;
-* GCC source code compiler;
+* '''GCC''' source code compiler;
-* GIMP graphics manipulation;
+* '''GIMP''' graphics manipulation;
-* MPlayer multimedia playback;
+* '''MPlayer''' multimedia playback;
-* MySQL database server (RDBMS);
+* '''MySQL''' database server (RDBMS);
-* NMAP network monitor;
+* '''NMAP''' network monitor;
-* Pidgin instant messenger (an 'emulator' for MSN, ICQ, et al.);
+* '''Pidgin''' instant messenger (an 'emulator' for MSN, ICQ, et al.);
-* WINE Windows API emulation (albeit the 'Lesser GPL' license);
+* '''WINE''' Windows API emulation (albeit the 'Lesser GPL' license);
-* Xine DVD playback;
+* '''Xine''' DVD playback;
 The [[gcc]] source code compiler is key to FreeBSD and the ports system in general (however work is under-way to change this to the BSD licensed [[pcc]] the Portable C Compiler).

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−	The [[gcc]] source code compiler is key to FreeBSD and the ports system in general (however work is under-way to change this to the BSD licensed [pcc] the Portable C Compiler).	+	The [[gcc]] source code compiler is key to FreeBSD and the ports system in general (however work is under-way to change this to the BSD licensed [[pcc]] the Portable C Compiler).

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−	The [gcc] source code compiler is key to FreeBSD and the ports system in general (however work is under-way to change this to the BSD licensed [pcc] the Portable C Compiler).	+	The [[gcc]] source code compiler is key to FreeBSD and the ports system in general (however work is under-way to change this to the BSD licensed [pcc] the Portable C Compiler).