Question: How many GNU software is copylefted ? Answer: Most GNU
software is copylefted , but not all; however, all GNU software must be free software.
Question: what is that ? Answer: Free software is a matter of
freedom, not price. But proprietary software companies sometimes use the term ``free
software' to refer to price. Sometimes they mean that you can obtain a binary copy at no
charge; sometimes they mean that a copy is included on a computer that you are buying. This
has nothing to do with what we mean by free software in the GNU project.
Question: what it is Answer: If a program is free, then it can
potentially be included in a free operating system such as GNU, or free versions of the
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GNU/Linux system.If a program is free, then it can potentially be included in a free
operating system such as GNU, or free versions of the qGNU/Linux system.
Question: When it is born? Answer: The GNU system is the Unix-like
operating system, which is entirely free software, that we in the GNU Project have developed
since 1984.
