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+-*- text -*-
+                  Getting GNU Software, 19 Sep 90
+Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+        Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute
+        verbatim copies of this document provided that the
+        copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved.
+
+* GNU and the Free Software Foundation
+
+Project GNU is organized as part of the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+The Free Software Foundation has the following goals:
+  1) to create GNU as a full development/operating system.
+  2) to distribute GNU and other useful software with source code and
+permission to copy and redistribute.
+
+Further information on the rationale for GNU is in file
+/pub/gnu/etc/GNU (All files referred to are on the Internet host
+prep.ai.mit.edu.
+
+Information on GNU Internet mailing lists and gnUSENET newsgroupscan
+be found in file /pub/gnu/etc/MAILINGLISTS.
+
+* How To Get The Software
+
+The easiest way to get a copy of the distribution is from someone else
+who has it.  You need not ask for permission to do so, or tell any one
+else; just copy it.  The second easiest is to ftp it over the
+Internet.  The third easiest way is to uucp it.  Ftp and uucp
+information is in file /pub/gnu/etc/FTP.
+
+If you cannot get a copy any of these ways, or if you would feel more
+confident getting copies straight from us, or if you would like to get
+some funds to us to help in our efforts, you can order one from the
+Free Software Foundation.  See file /pub/gnu/etc/DISTRIB.
+
+* Available Software
+
+**  GNU Emacs
+
+The GNU Emacs distribution includes:
+        - manual source in TeX format.
+        - an enhanced regex (regular expression) library.
+
+See file /pub/gnu/etc/MACHINES for the status of porting Emacs to
+various machines and operating systems.
+
+** C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP.
+
+The Free Software Foundation distributes C Scheme for the MIT Scheme
+Project on it tapes.  A partial ftp distribution can be found on
+prep.ai.mit.edu.  The full ftp distribution can be found on
+zurich.ai.mit.edu.
+
+Problems with the C Scheme distribution and it's ftp distribution
+should be referred to: <bug-cscheme@prep.ai.mit.edu>.  There are two
+general mailing lists: <scheme@mc.lcs.mit.edu> and
+<info-cscheme@prep.ai.mit.edu>.  Requests to join either list to:
+<info-cscheme-request@prep.ai.mit.edu> or
+<scheme-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu>.
+
+** Other GNU Software
+
+A fuller list of available software are in the files
+/pub/gnu/etc/DISTRIB and /pub/gnu/etc/FTP.
+
+* No Warranties
+
+We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without
+any warranty.  No author or distributor of this software accepts
+responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for
+whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he
+says so in writing.
+
+* If You Like The Software
+
+If you like the software developed and distributed by the Free
+Software Foundation, please express your satisfaction with a donation.
+Your donations will help to support the foundation and make our future
+efforts successful, including a complete development and operating
+system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Un*x), which will run Un*x user
+programs.  For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us
+at Internet address <gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu> or the foundation's US Mail
+address found in file /pub/gnu/etc/DISTRIB.