GNU (pronounced with a hard G) is the little operating system that could, eventually turning into Linux. I think. Anyway, richard stallman would have everyone refer to the latter as GNU/Linux, an obviously unfeasable proposition.
GNU is an acronym for “GNU’s Not Unix,” it’s what’s known as a recursive acronym because as you can tell, the acronym is part of the name. So GNU can actually be further expanded to “GNU’s Not Unix Not Unix” and further “GNU’s Not Unix Not Unix Not Unix.” Eventually it starts to sound like a child whining.
Which, if you’ve ever read much about the Free Software Foundation, seems appropriate.
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