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1 -*- text -*-
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3 For information on getting XEmacs, see the files DISTRIB and
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4 MAILINGLISTS in the .../etc/ directory of the XEmacs distribution.
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5
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6
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7 Getting GNU Software, 14 May 94
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8 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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11 Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim
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12 copies of this document provided that the copyright notice and
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13 this permission notice are preserved, and that the distributor
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14 grants the recipient permission for further redistribution as
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15 permitted by this notice.
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16
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17
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18 * GNU and the Free Software Foundation
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19
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20 Project GNU is organized as part of the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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21 The Free Software Foundation has the following goals: 1) to create GNU
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22 as a full development/operating system. 2) to distribute GNU and
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23 other useful software with source code and permission to copy and
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24 redistribute.
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25
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26 Further information on the rationale for GNU is in file
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27 `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/GNU' (all files referred to are on the Internet host
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28 prep.ai.mit.edu).
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29
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30 Information on GNU Internet mailing lists and gnUSENET newsgroups can
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31 be found in `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MAILINGLISTS'.
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32
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33 * How To Get The Software
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34
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35 The easiest way to get a copy of the distribution is from someone else
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36 who has it. You need not ask for permission to do so, or tell any one
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37 else; just copy it. The second easiest is to ftp it over the
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38 Internet. The third easiest way is to uucp it. Ftp and uucp
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39 information is in `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP'.
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40
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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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42 confident getting copies straight from us, or if you would like to get
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43 some funds to us to help in our efforts, you can order one from the
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44 Free Software Foundation. See `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB' and
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45 `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ORDERS'.
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46
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47 * What format are the *.gz files in?
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48
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49 Because the unix `compress' utility is patented (by two separate
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50 patents, in fact), we cannot use it; it's not free software.
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51
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52 Therefore, the GNU Project has chosen a new compression utility,
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53 `gzip', which is free of any known software patents and which tends to
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54 compress better anyway. As of March 1993, all compressed files in the
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55 GNU anonymous FTP area, `prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu', have been
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56 converted to the new format. Files compressed with this new
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57 compression program end in `.gz' (as opposed to `compress'-compressed
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58 files, which end in `.Z').
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59
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60 Gzip can uncompress `compress'-compressed files and `pack'-compressed
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61 files (which end in `.z'). This is possible because the various
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62 decompression algorithms are not patented---only compression is.
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63
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64 The gzip program is available from any GNU mirror site (see
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65 `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP' for a list of mirror sites) in shar, tar, or
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66 gzipped tar format (for those who already have a prior version of gzip
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67 and want faster data transmission). It works on virtually every unix
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68 system, MSDOS, OS/2, and VMS.
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69
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70 * Available Software
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71
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72 ** GNU Emacs
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73
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74 The GNU Emacs distribution includes:
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75 - manual source in TeX format.
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76 - an enhanced regex (regular expression) library.
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77
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78 See files `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MACHINES*' for the status of porting Emacs
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79 to various machines and operating systems.
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80
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81 ** C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP.
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82
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83 The Free Software Foundation distributes C Scheme for the MIT Scheme
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84 Project on its Scheme tapes. The full ftp distribution can be gotten
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85 via anonymous FTP from altdorf.ai.mit.edu in directory /archive.
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86
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87 Problems with the C Scheme distribution and its ftp distribution
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88 should be referred to: <bug-cscheme@martigny.ai.mit.edu>. There are
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89 two general mailing lists: <info-cscheme@martigny.ai.mit.edu>and
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90 <scheme@mc.lcs.mit.edu>. Send requests to join either list to:
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91 <info-cscheme-request@martigny.ai.mit.edu> or
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92 <scheme-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu>.
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93
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94 ** Other GNU Software
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95
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96 A full list of available software are in `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ORDERS' and
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97 `/pub/gnu/DESCRIPTIONS'.
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98
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99 * No Warranties
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100
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101 We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without
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102 any warranty. No author or distributor of this software accepts
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103 responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for
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104 whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he
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105 says so in writing.
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106
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107 * If You Like The Software
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108
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109 If you like the software developed and distributed by the Free
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110 Software Foundation, please express your satisfaction with a donation.
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111 Your donations will help to support the foundation and make our future
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112 efforts successful, including a complete development and operating
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113 system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Un*x), which will run Un*x user
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114 programs. Please note that donations and funds raised by selling
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115 tapes, CD-ROMs, and floppy diskettes are the major source of funding
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116 for our work.
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117
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118 For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us at Internet
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119 address <gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu> or the foundation's US Mail address
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120 found in file `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ORDERS'.
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