Brave GNU World, Issue #6 | Linux Today

Brave GNU World, Issue #6

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 19, 1999

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The last meters

There are two more things I´d like to say. First Okuji
Yoshinori and I have been talking about the reasons why people work
on Free Software. No single person can give a satisfying answer so
I´m asking you to tell me your personal motives why you work
on Free Software.

Last month I received a mail by someone who did not know whether
he could contact me to present his project because, though it is
GPL’ed, the copyright is held by a University. That´s why I
would like to set this straight. This column tries to provide a
forum for all Free Software projects – whether they be official GNU
Projects or not. Everyone is welcome to send his or her ideas,
questions; and all Free Software has the chance to be featured by
the Brave GNU World.

So once again I´m asking everyone not to spare with ideas,
comments and questions. As usual the address can be found in the
info box [1].

Info

[1] Send ideas, comments and questions to
Brave GNU World
<column@gnu.org>

[2] Homepage of the GNU Project http://www.gnu.org/
[3] Homepage of Georg’s Brave GNU World http://www.gnu.org/brave-gnu-world/

[4] Kaffe Homepage http://www.kaffe.org/
[5] Japhar Homepage http://www.japhar.org/
[6] GNU and the Java language http://www.gnu.org/software/java/java.html

[7] GNU Classpath http://www.classpath.org/
[8] Ganymede Homepage http://www.arlut.utexas.edu/gash2/

[9] FreeNET Homepage http://freenet.on.openprojects.net/

[10] FreeDOS Homepage http://www.freedos.org/
[11] GNU a2ps Homepage http://www.inf.enst.fr/~demaille/a2ps/

[12] “We run GNU” Initiative http://www.gnu.org/brave-gnu-world/rungnu/rungnu.en.html


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Copyright (C) 1999 Georg C. F. Greve, German version published
in the Linux-Magazin

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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