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2 | Getting GNU Software, 20 Jan 92 |
3 | Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc. | |
24c5e809 | 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 | |
c495e60e | 18 | /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/GNU (All files referred to are on the Internet host |
24c5e809 | 19 | prep.ai.mit.edu. |
20 | ||
21 | Information on GNU Internet mailing lists and gnUSENET newsgroupscan | |
c495e60e | 22 | be found in file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MAILINGLISTS. |
24c5e809 | 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 | |
c495e60e | 30 | information is in file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP. |
24c5e809 | 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 | |
c495e60e | 35 | Free Software Foundation. See file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB. |
24c5e809 | 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 | ||
c495e60e | 45 | See file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MACHINES for the status of porting Emacs to |
24c5e809 | 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 | ||
af3890bd | 55 | Problems with the C Scheme distribution and its ftp distribution |
24c5e809 | 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 | |
c495e60e | 65 | /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB and /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP. |
24c5e809 | 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 | |
c495e60e | 84 | address found in file /pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DISTRIB. |