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a free software operating system, the GNU System. The scope of GNU is
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by free software, and is thus a potential part of GNU. For
instance, any program found in a typical GNU/Linux
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So we welcome new packages in GNU, to further our common cause of
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The general Help GNU page includes many
non-technical ways to contribute, too.
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