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[gnu.org #2232923] Broken Link, from 31 Opening the Software Toolbox

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From: "Therese Godefroy via RT" <webmasters-comment <at> gnu.org>
Cc: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: [gnu.org #2232923] Broken Link, from 31 Opening the Software Toolbox
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:42:07 -0500

Hello Coreutils maintainers,

The new URL to *What's GNU* is https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2762
(see Michael McMahon's comment)
Thanks in advance  for fixing this link.

All the best,
Thérèse

On Thu Dec 04 11:05:15 2025, cody.edwards <at> mm.st wrote:
> Howdy.
> 
> On chapter 31 of the GNU coreutils manual, the link to the *What's
> GNU? *column is broken.
> 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/Opening-the-
> software-toolbox.html
> 
> Have a great day.
> 
> -Cody

Comment from Michael McMahon:

On Thu Dec 04 11:19:56 2025, michael wrote:
> This link has not worked for some time. Using the wayback machine, I
> see there was a redirect at least as old as 2004.
> 
> Old link: https://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=2762
> 
> New link: https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2762

Message #10 received at 79973-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: webmasters-comment <at> gnu.org
Cc: 79973-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79973: [gnu.org #2232923] Broken Link, from 31 Opening the
 Software Toolbox
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 14:18:26 +0000

On 09/12/2025 06:42, Therese Godefroy via RT wrote:
> Hello Coreutils maintainers,
> 
> The new URL to *What's GNU* is https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2762
> (see Michael McMahon's comment)
> Thanks in advance  for fixing this link.
> 
> All the best,
> Thérèse
> 
> On Thu Dec 04 11:05:15 2025, cody.edwards <at> mm.st wrote:
>> Howdy.
>>
>> On chapter 31 of the GNU coreutils manual, the link to the *What's
>> GNU? *column is broken.
>>
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/Opening-the-
>> software-toolbox.html
>>
>> Have a great day.
>>
>> -Cody
> 
> Comment from Michael McMahon:
> 
> On Thu Dec 04 11:19:56 2025, michael wrote:
>> This link has not worked for some time. Using the wayback machine, I
>> see there was a redirect at least as old as 2004.
>>
>> Old link: https://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=2762
>>
>> New link: https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2762

I've pushed the new link to git.
I'll update the online docs soon.
Marking this as done.

thanks,
Padraig

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