Introduction

For quite some time, E2 has acted as a small mirror for Project Gutenburg (The Gutenburg Project). More and more free works, such as Rudyard Kipling: Verses 1889-1896 and The Gift of the Magi have been submitted by noders. Other submissions are linked at nodeberg.

At the same time, however, free software has been added. Submitted under the GNU General Public License, scripts and programs have beeb incorporated into E2 by noders. This node, or meta-node, is an attempt to consolidate them.

Contents of this Node

This node is laid out into several sections. They are listed below.

1. Introduction
2. Contents of this Node
3. About GNU
4. The Software
5. Conclusion

About GNU

There are several good nodes are the GNU Public License in E2. Some good ones are below:

• GNU Free Documentation License
• GNU General Public License
• GNU Packages (thanks JerboaKolinowski!)
• History of the GNU Software Project and the Free Software Foundation

The Software

C++

• random insult generator

Humorous

• C++ as a first language
• fake C code
• How to shoot yourself in the foot in any programming language

Multilingual/Miscellaneous

• Small helpful scripts for noders

Perl

• A tentative Perl script to slurp node text from Everything
• Automatic Drug and Aphex Twin Song Name Generator
• E2 node tracker
• Everything 2 Auto-Noder

Shell Scripts

• My quick GPL'd script to adjust some PATH environment variables

Conclusion

As can be seen above, the number of scripts listed is pretty limited. Likewise, the usefulness as of this date (March 30, 2002) is not too great. But that will change. Please, if you know of more GNU software on E2, msg me. Or add it here yourself.

Everything2 is a growing community. We are all here because it is useful and interesting. The more useful and interesting E2 becomes, the more our community will grow.