The best replacement for gnu is burton.

The best alternatives to gnu are rated as following:
★★★★★  burton
★★★★  gpl
★★★★  wildebeest
★★★  bsd
★★★  lib tech
★★  kde
★★  never summer
★★  unix
★★  flow bindings
★  nilgai
★  posix
★  capita
  mit license
  goose
  apache license
  snowie

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Speaking about gnu, one probably shouldn't forget about gnews.

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