1 Introduction

Gnulib is a source code library. It provides basic functionalities to programs and libraries. Currently (as of October 2006) more than 30 packages make use of Gnulib.

Resources:

• Gnulib is hosted at Savannah: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnulib. Get the sources through Git or CVS from there.
• The Gnulib home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/.

• Benefits
• Library vs Reusable Code
• Portability and Application Code
• Target Platforms
• Modules
• Various Kinds of Modules
• Collaborative Development
• Copyright
• Steady Development
• Openness