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| | Encyclopedia article on GNU [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) |
 | | The GNU system is often combined with the kernel Linux, which is not part of the GNU project, to form a completely functional operating system. |
 | | The GNU project was announced to the public on September 27, 1983, on the net.unix-wizards and net.usoft newsgroups. |
 | | In the GNU Manifesto, Stallman had mentioned that "an initial kernel exists but many more features are needed to emulate Unix." He was referring to TRIX, a remote procedure call kernel developed at MIT, whose authors had decided to distribute for free, and was compatible with UNIX version 7. |
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