Open source
Definitions related to open source, including tech terms about Linux and words and phrases about Apache and other open source software development projects.- GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) - The GNU General Public License, often shortened to GNU GPL (or simply GPL), lists terms and conditions for the copying, modification and redistribution of open source software.
- GNU GRUB - GNU GRUB (or just GRUB) is a boot loader package that supports multiple operating systems on a computer.
- GNU project - The GNU project is a mass collaborative initiative for the development of free software.
- GNU/Linux - GNU/Linux is a Unix-like operating system made up of different OS components and services that create the Linux OS.
- Gnutella - Gnutella is a system in which individuals can exchange files over the Internet directly without going through a Web site in an arrangement sometimes described as peer-to-peer (here meaning "person-to-person").