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gnu-cobol: gnu-cobol (open source COBOL compiler)
gnu-cobol:
gnu-cobol: GNU Cobol is an open source COBOL compiler.  GNU Cobol implements a
gnu-cobol: substantial part of the COBOL 85 and COBOL 2002 standards, as well as
gnu-cobol: many extensions of the existent COBOL compilers.  GNU Cobol translates
gnu-cobol: COBOL into C and compiles the translated code using the native C
gnu-cobol: compiler.  GNU Cobol was written by Roger While and Keisuke Nishida,
gnu-cobol: with the invaluable assistance of many others.
gnu-cobol:
gnu-cobol: Homepage:  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnucobol
gnu-cobol: