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2 Getting GNU Software, 19 Sep 90
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3 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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5 Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute
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6 verbatim copies of this document provided that the
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7 copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved.
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8
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9 * GNU and the Free Software Foundation
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11 Project GNU is organized as part of the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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12 The Free Software Foundation has the following goals:
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13 1) to create GNU as a full development/operating system.
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14 2) to distribute GNU and other useful software with source code and
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15 permission to copy and redistribute.
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16
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17 Further information on the rationale for GNU is in file
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18 /pub/gnu/etc/GNU (All files referred to are on the Internet host
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19 prep.ai.mit.edu.
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20
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21 Information on GNU Internet mailing lists and gnUSENET newsgroupscan
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22 be found in file /pub/gnu/etc/MAILINGLISTS.
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23
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24 * How To Get The Software
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25
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26 The easiest way to get a copy of the distribution is from someone else
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27 who has it. You need not ask for permission to do so, or tell any one
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28 else; just copy it. The second easiest is to ftp it over the
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29 Internet. The third easiest way is to uucp it. Ftp and uucp
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30 information is in file /pub/gnu/etc/FTP.
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31
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32 If you cannot get a copy any of these ways, or if you would feel more
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33 confident getting copies straight from us, or if you would like to get
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34 some funds to us to help in our efforts, you can order one from the
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35 Free Software Foundation. See file /pub/gnu/etc/DISTRIB.
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36
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37 * Available Software
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38
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39 ** GNU Emacs
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40
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41 The GNU Emacs distribution includes:
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42 - manual source in TeX format.
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43 - an enhanced regex (regular expression) library.
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44
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45 See file /pub/gnu/etc/MACHINES for the status of porting Emacs to
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46 various machines and operating systems.
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47
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48 ** C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP.
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49
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50 The Free Software Foundation distributes C Scheme for the MIT Scheme
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51 Project on it tapes. A partial ftp distribution can be found on
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52 prep.ai.mit.edu. The full ftp distribution can be found on
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53 zurich.ai.mit.edu.
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54
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55 Problems with the C Scheme distribution and it's ftp distribution
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56 should be referred to: <bug-cscheme@prep.ai.mit.edu>. There are two
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57 general mailing lists: <scheme@mc.lcs.mit.edu> and
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58 <info-cscheme@prep.ai.mit.edu>. Requests to join either list to:
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59 <info-cscheme-request@prep.ai.mit.edu> or
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60 <scheme-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu>.
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61
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62 ** Other GNU Software
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63
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64 A fuller list of available software are in the files
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65 /pub/gnu/etc/DISTRIB and /pub/gnu/etc/FTP.
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66
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67 * No Warranties
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68
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69 We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without
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70 any warranty. No author or distributor of this software accepts
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71 responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for
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72 whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he
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73 says so in writing.
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74
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75 * If You Like The Software
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76
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77 If you like the software developed and distributed by the Free
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78 Software Foundation, please express your satisfaction with a donation.
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79 Your donations will help to support the foundation and make our future
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80 efforts successful, including a complete development and operating
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81 system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Un*x), which will run Un*x user
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82 programs. For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us
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83 at Internet address <gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu> or the foundation's US Mail
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84 address found in file /pub/gnu/etc/DISTRIB.
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