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- Getting GNU Software, 21 Mar 93
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+ Getting GNU Software, 14 May 94
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-* What format are the *.z files in?
+* What format are the *.gz files in?
Because the unix `compress' utility is patented (by two separate
patents, in fact), we cannot use it; it's not free software.
compress better anyway. As of March 1993, all compressed files in the
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converted to the new format. Files compressed with this new
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files, which end in `.Z').
-Gzip can uncompress `compress'-compressed files and `pack' files
-(which also end in `.z'). This is possible because the various
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+files (which end in `.z'). This is possible because the various
decompression algorithms are not patented---only compression is.
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+See files `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MACHINES*' for the status of porting Emacs
+to various machines and operating systems.
** C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP.
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