Projects

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Descriptions of Some GNU Projects
  • Lists of other GNU Projects
• Descriptions of Other Projects

Introduction

Here are some lists of various project that we feel that you should know about. Most projects in these lists aims to develop a program, or a set of programs that can be used together to form a complete system for some specific task, but developing software is not mandatory for being a GNU Project. If you're looking for specific software, you should also look at our software page.

If you are interested in helping the GNU Project, please have a look at the lists below for some of the projects needing doing, and are actively seeking volunteers. Please also look at writing free software both for lists of other projects needing doing, and for general guidelines.

Descriptions of GNU Projects

These are just a fraction of the software projects that the GNU Project is working on. We hope to list more projects here in the future.

• Classpath is a set of essential libraries for supporting the Java language.
• Free Film Project is a complete set of utilities which, when used together, will act as a complete virtual film studio.
• GPKCS-11 is an implementation of PKCS#11: Cryptographic Token Interface Standard.
• GNU Cobol is an effort to create a compiler for the Cobol language.
• GNU Enterprise aims at developing a complete system for various business needs.
• The GNU Octal project seeks to create a set of free components that work together as a digital music workstation for unix-like systems.
• GYVE stands for ``the GNU Yellow Vector Editor''. It is a vector-based drawing program in the spirit of Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw.
• Harmony is aimed at creating an API-compatible replacement for the Qt toolkit.
• The HURD is the kernel of the GNU system.

Descriptions of Other Projects

• Free Expression is a project aimed at developing a copylefted suite of streaming media tools.
• Flight Gear Flight Simulator is a free flight sim development project.
• CEM TACH Electromagnetics Software and Research develops a system for electromagnetic interactions.

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Updated: 10 Nov 1999 neel