GNOME Frequently Asked Questions
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Chapter 1. GNOME Overview

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What does GNOME stand for?
What is GNOME?
Where can I find more information, help, or tips on about GNOME?
How do I use these GNOME mailing lists I keep hearing about?
How do I get to the mailing list archives?
How do I pronounce GNOME?
Why GNOME?
Why not CDE? or KDE? or GNUStep?
What platforms?
Can I still run my programs under GNOME?
What is a window manager, and what does it have to do with GNOME?
You've said that GNOME is Free Software. What does Free Software mean?
Is GNOME Open Source(tm) Software?

This section covers questions that pertain to GNOME as a whole.

What does GNOME stand for?

GNOME stands for "GNU Network Object Model Environment". GNU stands for "GNU's Not Unix".

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