GNU Project Announced
Richard Stallman publicly announced his intention to develop a free Unix-like operating system called GNU, laying the groundwork for the need for a free compiler.
Significance
This announcement marked the beginning of the Free Software Movement and the GNU Project, establishing the core mission that GCC would later fulfill.
Key facts
- Date
- 1983-09-27
- Type
- milestone
- Location
- Usenet newsgroups (net.unix-wizards and net.usoft)