Daniel-
The "Nu" in Nupedia means next to nothing
other than to be phonetically
similar to "New." A new encyclopedia. So what? GNU, however, means free as
in content freedom.
It also means GNU, that is, the GNU project (
www.gnu.org). And that brings
with it a whole baggage of other connotations. Nupedia is bland. That can
be a good thing sometimes.
Regards,
Erik