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+ − 3 For information on getting XEmacs, see the files DISTRIB and
+ − 4 MAILINGLISTS in the .../etc/ directory of the XEmacs distribution.
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+ − 6
+ − 7 Getting GNU Software, 14 May 94
+ − 8 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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+ − 18 * GNU and the Free Software Foundation
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+ − 20 Project GNU is organized as part of the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ − 21 The Free Software Foundation has the following goals: 1) to create GNU
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+ − 26 Further information on the rationale for GNU is in file
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+ − 30 Information on GNU Internet mailing lists and gnUSENET newsgroups can
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+ − 33 * How To Get The Software
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+ − 35 The easiest way to get a copy of the distribution is from someone else
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+ − 41 If you cannot get a copy any of these ways, or if you would feel more
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+ − 44 Free Software Foundation. See `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB' and
+ − 45 `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ORDERS'.
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+ − 47 * What format are the *.gz files in?
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+ − 49 Because the unix `compress' utility is patented (by two separate
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+ − 52 Therefore, the GNU Project has chosen a new compression utility,
+ − 53 `gzip', which is free of any known software patents and which tends to
+ − 54 compress better anyway. As of March 1993, all compressed files in the
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+ − 60 Gzip can uncompress `compress'-compressed files and `pack'-compressed
+ − 61 files (which end in `.z'). This is possible because the various
+ − 62 decompression algorithms are not patented---only compression is.
+ − 63
+ − 64 The gzip program is available from any GNU mirror site (see
+ − 65 `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP' for a list of mirror sites) in shar, tar, or
+ − 66 gzipped tar format (for those who already have a prior version of gzip
+ − 67 and want faster data transmission). It works on virtually every unix
+ − 68 system, MSDOS, OS/2, and VMS.
+ − 69
+ − 70 * Available Software
+ − 71
+ − 72 ** GNU Emacs
+ − 73
+ − 74 The GNU Emacs distribution includes:
+ − 75 - manual source in TeX format.
+ − 76 - an enhanced regex (regular expression) library.
+ − 77
+ − 78 See files `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MACHINES*' for the status of porting Emacs
+ − 79 to various machines and operating systems.
+ − 80
+ − 81 ** C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP.
+ − 82
+ − 83 The Free Software Foundation distributes C Scheme for the MIT Scheme
+ − 84 Project on its Scheme tapes. The full ftp distribution can be gotten
+ − 85 via anonymous FTP from altdorf.ai.mit.edu in directory /archive.
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+ − 87 Problems with the C Scheme distribution and its ftp distribution
+ − 88 should be referred to: <bug-cscheme@martigny.ai.mit.edu>. There are
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+ − 94 ** Other GNU Software
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+ − 96 A full list of available software are in `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ORDERS' and
+ − 97 `/pub/gnu/DESCRIPTIONS'.
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+ − 99 * No Warranties
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+ − 101 We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without
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+ − 118 For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us at Internet
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