The song is set to the melody of the Bulgarian "Sadi Moma".
A version of this song is also performed by a band (the GNU/Stallmans) during the credits of the documentary Revolution OS.
In 1998, Matt Loper recorded a techno version of the song.
[3] In addition, there is a Spanish pop punk version recorded by ALEC,[4][5] and a Rick Astley mashup, "Never Gonna Give GNU Up".
[6] A version is used in the free software karaoke video game Sinatra.