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1 -*- text -*-
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2 How to get GNU Software by Internet FTP or by UUCP. Last updated 1999-01-20
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3
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4 * Please send improvements to this file to gnu@gnu.org.
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6 * No Warranties
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8 We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without
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9 any warranty. No author or distributor of this software accepts
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10 responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for
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11 whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he
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12 says so in writing. This is exactly the same warranty that the commercial
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13 software companies offer: None. If the distribution is incomplete or the
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14 media fails, you can always download a replacement from any of the GNU
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15 mirrors, free of charge.
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17 * Updates
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19 A possibly more up-to-date list of GNU FTP sites is at
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20 http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
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21
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22 * How to FTP
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23
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24 Use the ftp program on your system (ask locally if you can't find it)
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25 to connect to the host you are ftping from. Unless indicated
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26 otherwise, login in as user "anonymous", with password: "your e-mail
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27 address" and set "binary" mode (to transfer all eight bits in each
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28 byte).
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30 ALWAYS USE BINARY/IMAGE MODE TO TRANSFER THESE FILES!
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31 Text mode does not work for tar files or compressed files.
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33 * GNU Software and How To FTP It
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35 GNU software is available on ftp.gnu.org under the directory /gnu.
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36 diff files to convert between versions exist for some of these
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37 programs. Some programs have misc support files as well. Have a look
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38 on ftp.gnu.org to see which ones. In most cases, the tar or diff
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39 files are compressed with the `gzip' program; this is indicated with
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40 the .gz suffix.
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42 Descriptions of GNU software are available at
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43 http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html
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45 * Alternative Internet FTP Sources
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47 Please do NOT use a site outside your country, until you have checked
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48 all sites inside your country, and then your continent. Trans-ocean
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49 TCP/IP links are very expensive and usually very low speed.
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51 The canonical GNU ftp site is located at ftp.gnu.org/gnu.
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52 You should probably use one of the many mirrors of that site - the
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53 mirrors will be less busy, and you can find one closer to your site.
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55 * GNU FTP Site Mirror List
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60 California - labrea.stanford.edu/pub/gnu, gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/GNU, ftp.keystealth.org/pub/gnu
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61 Hawaii - ftp.hawaii.edu/mirrors/gnu
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62 Illinois - uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/gnu (Internet address 128.174.5.14)
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63 Kentucky - ftp.ms.uky.edu/pub/gnu
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65 Massachusetts - aeneas.mit.edu/pub/gnu
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67 Missouri - wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/gnu
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68 New Mexico - ftp.cs.unm.edu/mirrors/gnu
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69 New York - ftp.cs.columbia.edu/archives/gnu/prep
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70 New York - ftp.stealth.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.gnu.org (Internet address 206.252.192.18)
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71 North Carolina - http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/gnu
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74 Tennessee - sunsite.utk.edu/pub/gnu/ftp
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90 Costa Rica - sunsite.ulatina.ac.cr/Mirrors/GNU
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151 Norway - ftp.ntnu.no/pub/gnu (Internet address 129.241.11.142)
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152 Norway - sunsite.uio.no/pub/gnu
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153 Poland - ftp.task.gda.pl/pub/gnu
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154 Poland - sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/gnu
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155 Portugal - ftp.ci.uminho.pt/pub/mirrors/gnu
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156 Portugal - http://ciumix.ci.uminho.pt/mirrors/gnu/
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157 Portugal - ftp.ist.utl.pt/pub/gnu
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158 Portugal - mirrors.netvisao.pt/gnu
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159 Romania - archive.logicnet.ro/mirrors/ftp.gnu.org/gnu/
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160 Russia - ftp.chg.ru/pub/gnu
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161 Slovenia - ftp.arnes.si/gnu
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162 Spain - ftp.etsimo.uniovi.es/pub/gnu
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163 Spain - ftp.rediris.es/pub/gnu
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164 Sweden - ftp.isy.liu.se/pub/gnu
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165 Sweden - ftp.stacken.kth.se
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166 Sweden - ftp.luth.se/pub/unix/gnu
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167 Sweden - ftp.sunet.se/pub/gnu (Internet address 130.238.127.3)
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168 Also mirrors the Mailing List Archives.
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169 Sweden - ftp.chl.chalmers.se/pub/gnu/
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170 Switzerland - ftp.eunet.ch/mirrors4/gnu
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171 Switzerland - sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/gnu (Internet address 193.5.24.1)
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172 Turkey - ftp.baskent.edu.tr/gnu/ftp
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173 United Kingdom - ftp.mcc.ac.uk/pub/gnu (Internet address 130.88.203.12)
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174 United Kingdom - ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/
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175 United Kingdom - ftp.warwick.ac.uk/pub/gnu (Internet address 137.205.192.13)
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176 United Kingdom - SunSITE.doc.ic.ac.uk/gnu (Internet address 193.63.255.4)
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177
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178 * How to FTP GNU Emacs
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179
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180 Emacs is in the directory /gnu/emacs on ftp.gnu.org. The emacs
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181 distribution itself has a filename in the form emacs-M.N.tar.gz, where
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182 M and N stand for the version numbers.
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183
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184 * Scheme and How to FTP It
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185
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186 The latest distribution version of C Scheme is available via anonymous FTP
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187 from swiss-ftp.ai.mit.edu in /pub/scheme-X.X/ (where X.X is some version
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188 number).
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189
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190 Read the files INSTALL and README in the top level C Scheme directory.
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191
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192 * TeX and How to Obtain It
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193
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194 We don't distribute TeX now, but it is free software.
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195
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196 TeX is a document formatter that is used, among other things, by the FSF
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197 for all its documentation. You will need it if you want to make printed
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198 manuals.
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199
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200 TeX is freely redistributable. You can get it by ftp, tape, or CD/ROM.
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201
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202 ** For FTP instructions, retrieve the file
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203 ftp.cs.umb.edu/pub/tex/unixtex.ftp. (We don't include it here because it
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204 changes relatively frequently. Sorry.)
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205
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206 ** A minimal TeX collection (enough to process Texinfo files, anyway)
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207 is included on the GNU source CD-ROM. See the file ORDERS in this
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208 directory for more information.
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209
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210 * VMS FTP sites with GNU Software
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211 You can anonymously ftp a VMS version of GNU emacs from:
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212 - ftp.vms.stacken.kth.se:[.GNU-VMS] - GNU Emacs and some other VMS
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213 ports (and some VMS binaries) of GNU software
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214 - mango.rsmas.miami.edu has a VMS version of the GCC/G++ compiler.
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215 Contact angel@flipper.miami.edu (angel li) for details.
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216 - RIGEL.EFD.LTH.SE [130.235.48.3] - GNU Emacs
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217
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218 * Getting GNU software in Great Britain
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219
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220 jpo@cs.nott.ac.uk is willing to distribute those GNU sources he has
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221 available. The smaller items are available from the info-server (send
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222 to info-server@cs.nott.ac.uk); the larger items by negotiation. Due to
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223 communication costs this service is only available within the UK.
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224
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225 BattenIG@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk (aka
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226 I.G.Batten@fulcrum.bt.co.uk) is also willing to distribute those GNU
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227 sources he has.
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228
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229 wizards@doc.ic.ac.uk is willing to distribute those GNU sources they have
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230 along with most other freely distributable software. The SunSITE archive
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231 on SunSITE.doc.ic.ac.uk (193.63.255.4) is available via ftp, http, fsp,
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232 gopher, NFS and Lanmanger over IP (SMB), and telnet.
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233
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234 UK sites with just anonymous FTP access are in the above list.
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235
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236 * Getting GNU software via UUCP
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237
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238 OSU is distributing via UUCP: most GNU software, MIT C Scheme,
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239 Compress, News, RN, NNTP, Patch, some Appletalk stuff, some of the
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240 Internet Requests For Comment (RFC) et al.. See their periodic
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241 postings on the Usenet newsgroup comp.sources.d for informational
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242 updates. Current details from <staff@cis.ohio-state.edu> or
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243 <...!osu-cis!staff>.
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244
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245 Information on how to uucp some GNU programs is available via
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246 electronic mail from: uunet!hutch!barber, hqda-ai!merlin, acornrc!bob,
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247 hao!scicom!qetzal!upba!ugn!nepa!denny, ncar!noao!asuvax!hrc!dan,
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248 bigtex!james (aka james@bigtex.cactus.org), oli-stl!root,
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249 src@contrib.de (Germany), toku@dit.co.jp (Japan) and info@ftp.uu.net.
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250
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251 * If You Like The Software
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252
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253 If you like the software developed and distributed by the Free
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254 Software Foundation, please express your satisfaction with a donation.
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255 Your donations will help to support the Foundation and make our future
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256 efforts successful, including a complete development and operating
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257 system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Unix), which will run Unix user
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258 programs. For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us
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259 at the above address, or see our web site at http://www.gnu.org.
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260
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261 Ordering a GNU Source Code CD-ROM or Source Code CD-ROM Subscription
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262 is a good way for your organization to help support our work.