Software

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Please select a project from the GNU Task List and let [email protected] know what you select.
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How To Get GNU Software

GNU software is available by several different methods:

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(But please also make a donation to the FSF, if you can, to help us write more free software.)
Get a copy from a friend.
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Descriptions of GNU Software Packages

Here is a list of some GNU programs and FSF software projects, with some information about them.

We would like to list all GNU programs here, but that will take more work. If you would like to write descriptions for other GNU programs, here's what to do!

For descriptions of GNU Software not listed here, please look at the articles: ``GNU Software'' and ``Forthcoming GNUs'' in the current GNU's Bulletin.

The index (28k characters) shows which GNU package each GNU program or library is in.

You can get this and other GNU software these ways.

Some of these links are at other web sites not maintained by the FSF.
The FSF is not responsible for the content of these other web sites.

cfengine, a site configuration engine.
GNU Chess FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
GNU C Library.
GCC, the GNU C Compiler.
DJGPP, GCC, G++, and GNU utilities for DOS.
GNU Enscript converts ASCII files to Postscript for printing.
GNUscape Navigator, a Web browser that runs as under GNU Emacs.
GNU Ghostscript, an interpreter for the Ghostscript language.
GNUstep and the GNUstep Base Library.
Guile, the GNU extensibility library.
gzip (GNU zip), the file compression program that replaces compress.
The HURD, the kernel of the GNU system.
JACAL, a symbolic mathematics system.
Java programs that have been contributed to the GNU Project.
GNU GNU Make, which is used for controlling the recompilation of parts of your program based on which source files have you changed.
GNU Midnight Commander, a visual file manager and shell.
GNU Nana, a package for programming and testing debugging assertions.
gpc, GNU Pascal.
PSPP, is the GNU replacement for SPSS.
Stow, a software installation support utility.
The Teak desktop program.
(This list needs more work. It needs all the GNU Programs listed. Here's what to do!)

Descriptions of Software Adopted for Use in GNU

These are some free programs which we have adopted to use as part of the GNU system.

We would like to list all adopted GNU programs here, but that will take more work. If you would like to write descriptions for other adopted GNU programs, here's what to do!

For descriptions of GNU Software not listed here, please look at the articles: ``GNU Software'' and ``Forthcoming GNUs'' in the current GNU's Bulletin.

The index (28k characters) shows which GNU package each GNU program or library is in.

You can get this and other GNU software these ways.

Some of these links are at other web sites not maintained by the FSF.
The FSF is not responsible for the content of these other web sites.

GN, a Gopher/http server.
HylaFAX.
Lynx, a text-only Web browser that is GPLed.
Generic NQS.
Octave, is a high-level interactive language primarily intended for numerical computations.
Roxen, an http server.
Wget, an non-interactive web-mirroring utility.
WN, an http server.
X window system.
(This list needs more work. It needs all the adopted GNU Programs listed. Here's what to do!)

Descriptions of Other GPL-Covered Free Software

These are some additional GPL-covered free programs which we think it is useful to mention.

Eli is a compiler construction kit.
Mesa is a free implementation of OpenGL.
The RTSP Reference Kit could evolve into a useful audio-playing program.

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