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authorKarl Heuer1998-04-08 06:09:04 +0000
committerKarl Heuer1998-04-08 06:09:04 +0000
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1-*- text -*- 1-*- text -*-
2 Getting GNU Software, 21 Mar 93 2 Getting GNU Software, 14 May 94
3Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 3Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 4
5 5
6 Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim 6 Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim
7 copies of this document provided that the copyright notice and 7 copies of this document provided that the copyright notice and
8 this permission notice are preserved. 8 this permission notice are preserved, and that the distributor
9 grants the recipient permission for further redistribution as
10 permitted by this notice.
11
9 12
10* GNU and the Free Software Foundation 13* GNU and the Free Software Foundation
11 14
@@ -49,14 +52,15 @@ converted to the new format. Files compressed with this new
49compression program end in `.gz' (as opposed to `compress'-compressed 52compression program end in `.gz' (as opposed to `compress'-compressed
50files, which end in `.Z'). 53files, which end in `.Z').
51 54
52Gzip can uncompress `compress'-compressed files and `pack' files 55Gzip can uncompress `compress'-compressed files and `pack'-compressed
53(which end in `.z'). This is possible because the various 56files (which end in `.z'). This is possible because the various
54decompression algorithms are not patented---only compression is. 57decompression algorithms are not patented---only compression is.
55 58
56The gzip program is available from any GNU mirror site in shar, tar, 59The gzip program is available from any GNU mirror site (see
57or gzipped tar format (for those who already have a prior version of 60`/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP' for a list of mirror sites) in shar, tar, or
58gzip and want faster data transmission). It works on virtually every 61gzipped tar format (for those who already have a prior version of gzip
59unix system, MSDOS, OS/2, and VMS. 62and want faster data transmission). It works on virtually every unix
63system, MSDOS, OS/2, and VMS.
60 64
61* Available Software 65* Available Software
62 66
@@ -66,15 +70,14 @@ The GNU Emacs distribution includes:
66 - manual source in TeX format. 70 - manual source in TeX format.
67 - an enhanced regex (regular expression) library. 71 - an enhanced regex (regular expression) library.
68 72
69See `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MACHINES' for the status of porting Emacs to 73See files `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MACHINES*' for the status of porting Emacs
70various machines and operating systems. 74to various machines and operating systems.
71 75
72** C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP. 76** C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP.
73 77
74The Free Software Foundation distributes C Scheme for the MIT Scheme 78The Free Software Foundation distributes C Scheme for the MIT Scheme
75Project on it tapes. A partial ftp distribution can be found on 79Project on its Scheme tapes. The full ftp distribution can be gotten
76prep.ai.mit.edu. The full ftp distribution can be found on 80via anonymous FTP from altdorf.ai.mit.edu in directory /archive.
77zurich.ai.mit.edu.
78 81
79Problems with the C Scheme distribution and its ftp distribution 82Problems with the C Scheme distribution and its ftp distribution
80should be referred to: <bug-cscheme@martigny.ai.mit.edu>. There are 83should be referred to: <bug-cscheme@martigny.ai.mit.edu>. There are
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ two general mailing lists: <info-cscheme@martigny.ai.mit.edu>and
86** Other GNU Software 89** Other GNU Software
87 90
88A full list of available software are in `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ORDERS' and 91A full list of available software are in `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ORDERS' and
89`/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DESCRIPTIONS'. 92`/pub/gnu/DESCRIPTIONS'.
90 93
91* No Warranties 94* No Warranties
92 95
@@ -103,10 +106,10 @@ Software Foundation, please express your satisfaction with a donation.
103Your donations will help to support the foundation and make our future 106Your donations will help to support the foundation and make our future
104efforts successful, including a complete development and operating 107efforts successful, including a complete development and operating
105system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Un*x), which will run Un*x user 108system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Un*x), which will run Un*x user
106programs. Please note that donations and funds raise by selling 109programs. Please note that donations and funds raised by selling
107tapes, cd-roms, and floppy diskettes are the major source of funding 110tapes, CD-ROMs, and floppy diskettes are the major source of funding
108for our work. 111for our work.
109 112
110For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us at Internet 113For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us at Internet
111address <gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu> or the foundation's US Mail address 114address <gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu> or the foundation's US Mail address
112found in file `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB'. 115found in file `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/ORDERS'.