Richard Stallman—Announced the GNU Project to create a free Unix-compatible operating system
On September 27, 1983, Richard Stallman announced the GNU Project, his plan to create a completely free Unix-compatible operating system. The GNU system, combined with the Linux kernel, became the foundation for modern free/open-source operating systems used by billions. GNU tools (GCC, Emacs, bash, etc.) remain core to software development worldwide.
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| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +1.180 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.59)
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Confirms Statement Sep 27, 1983 verified
Richard Stallman announced the GNU Project on September 27, 1983
Stallman announced his plan to create a completely free Unix-compatible operating system. The GNU system, combined with the Linux kernel, became the foundation for modern free/open-source operating systems.