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@node Joining GNU
@section Join the GNU Project

GNU Gnulib is part of the GNU Operating System, developed by the GNU Project.

If you are the author of an awesome program and want to join us in
writing Free (libre) Software, please consider making it an official
GNU program and become a GNU Maintainer.  Instructions on how to do
this are @url{https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation, here}.
We are looking forward to hacking with you!

Don't have a program to contribute?  Look at all the
@url{https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html, other ways to help}.

And to learn more about Free (libre) Software in general, please read
and share @url{https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html, this page}.
