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1 -*- text -*-
2 Getting GNU Software, 19 Sep 90
3 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4
5 Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute
6 verbatim copies of this document provided that the
7 copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved.
8
9 * GNU and the Free Software Foundation
10
11 Project GNU is organized as part of the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
12 The Free Software Foundation has the following goals:
13 1) to create GNU as a full development/operating system.
14 2) to distribute GNU and other useful software with source code and
15 permission to copy and redistribute.
16
17 Further information on the rationale for GNU is in file
18 /pub/gnu/etc/GNU (All files referred to are on the Internet host
19 prep.ai.mit.edu.
20
21 Information on GNU Internet mailing lists and gnUSENET newsgroupscan
22 be found in file /pub/gnu/etc/MAILINGLISTS.
23
24 * How To Get The Software
25
26 The easiest way to get a copy of the distribution is from someone else
27 who has it. You need not ask for permission to do so, or tell any one
28 else; just copy it. The second easiest is to ftp it over the
29 Internet. The third easiest way is to uucp it. Ftp and uucp
30 information is in file /pub/gnu/etc/FTP.
31
32 If you cannot get a copy any of these ways, or if you would feel more
33 confident getting copies straight from us, or if you would like to get
34 some funds to us to help in our efforts, you can order one from the
35 Free Software Foundation. See file /pub/gnu/etc/DISTRIB.
36
37 * Available Software
38
39 ** GNU Emacs
40
41 The GNU Emacs distribution includes:
42 - manual source in TeX format.
43 - an enhanced regex (regular expression) library.
44
45 See file /pub/gnu/etc/MACHINES for the status of porting Emacs to
46 various machines and operating systems.
47
48 ** C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP.
49
50 The Free Software Foundation distributes C Scheme for the MIT Scheme
51 Project on it tapes. A partial ftp distribution can be found on
52 prep.ai.mit.edu. The full ftp distribution can be found on
53 zurich.ai.mit.edu.
54
55 Problems with the C Scheme distribution and it's ftp distribution
56 should be referred to: <bug-cscheme@prep.ai.mit.edu>. There are two
57 general mailing lists: <scheme@mc.lcs.mit.edu> and
58 <info-cscheme@prep.ai.mit.edu>. Requests to join either list to:
59 <info-cscheme-request@prep.ai.mit.edu> or
60 <scheme-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu>.
61
62 ** Other GNU Software
63
64 A fuller list of available software are in the files
65 /pub/gnu/etc/DISTRIB and /pub/gnu/etc/FTP.
66
67 * No Warranties
68
69 We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without
70 any warranty. No author or distributor of this software accepts
71 responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for
72 whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he
73 says so in writing.
74
75 * If You Like The Software
76
77 If you like the software developed and distributed by the Free
78 Software Foundation, please express your satisfaction with a donation.
79 Your donations will help to support the foundation and make our future
80 efforts successful, including a complete development and operating
81 system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Un*x), which will run Un*x user
82 programs. For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us
83 at Internet address <gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu> or the foundation's US Mail
84 address found in file /pub/gnu/etc/DISTRIB.