-
"The GNU
Project
was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX style operating system
which is free
software: the GNU system. (GNU is a recursive acronym for
“GNU's
Not UNIX”; it is pronounced “guh-noo.”)
Variants of the GNU operating
system, which use the kernel Linux, are now widely used; though these
systems are often referred to as “Linux,” they are
more accurately
called GNU/Linux
systems."
- "The
Free Software Foundation (FSF), established in 1985, is dedicated to
promoting computer users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and
redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
use of Free Software, particularly the GNU operating system, used
widely in its GNU/Linux variant. The FSF also helps to spread awareness
of the ethical and political issues surrounding freedom in the use of
software."
- The mission
of the Mozilla
project is to preserve choice and innovation on the Internet.
- The mission
of the
OpenOffice.org is "to create, as a community, the leading international
office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to
all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an
XML-based file format."
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