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It is also sometimes called '''GNU''' after its original project, "GNU's Not Unix." It uses a gnu-head as its symbol. It is identified with [[Richard Stallman]], who is approximately as stubborn as any hoofed animal imaginable. | It is also sometimes called '''GNU''' after its original project, "GNU's Not Unix." It uses a gnu-head as its symbol. It is identified with [[Richard Stallman]], who is approximately as stubborn as any hoofed animal imaginable. | ||
The FSF wrote the [[GPL]] and [[GFDL]] and takes some responsibility for their enforcement, although it is often criticized for having no viable way to do this in a [[self-funding]] manner. | The FSF wrote the [[GPL]] and [[GFDL]] and takes some responsibility for their enforcement, although it is often criticized for having no viable way to do this in a [[self-funding]] manner. Some believe they have done an inadequate job for instance of getting [[GFDL corpus access provider]]s to cooperate and integrate and annotate material consistently as the GFDL itself requires. | ||
The [[open source]] and some [[consortia]] (like [[W3]] and [[Java]]) were both responses to issues with GPL, and other aspects of FSF's ideology and solutions. [[Creative Commons]] was likewise inspired by, but critical of, [[GFDL]]. ''See [[problems with free software and open source models]] for other views on this.'' | The [[open source]] and some [[consortia]] (like [[W3]] and [[Java]]) were both responses to issues with GPL, and other aspects of FSF's ideology and solutions. [[Creative Commons]] was likewise inspired by, but critical of, [[GFDL]]. ''See [[problems with free software and open source models]] for other views on this.'' | ||