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For an order form for all Emacs and FSF distributions deliverable from
-the USA, see the file `ORDERS' in this directory (etc/ in the GNU
-Emacs distribution or /pub/gnu/GNUinfo on ftp.gnu.org). For a
-European order form, see `ORDERS.EUROPE'. For a Japan order form,
-see `ORDERS.JAPAN'.
+the USA, see http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html.
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- GNU Emacs availability information, April 1998
-Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998
- Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ GNU Emacs availability information, October 2000
+
+Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998,
+ 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute
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If you do not know anyone to get a copy of GNU Emacs from, you can
-order a cd-rom from the Free Software Foundation. We distribute Emacs
-versions 19 and 20. We also distribute nicely typeset copies of the
-Emacs user manual, Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, the Emacs reference
-card, etc. See file `ORDERS'.
+order a cd-rom from the Free Software Foundation. We distribute
+several Emacs versions. We also distribute nicely typeset copies of
+the Emacs user manual, Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, the Emacs
+reference card, etc. See http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html.
If you have Internet access, you can copy the latest Emacs
-distribution from hosts, such as ftp.gnu.org. There are several
-ways to do this; see the file `FTP' for more information. Even
-better, get the latest version of the file from `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP'
-on ftp.gnu.org for the most current arrangements. It may also be
-possible to copy Emacs via uucp; the file `FTP' contains information
-on that too.
-
-Emacs has been run on both Berkeley Unix and System V Unix, on a
-variety of types of cpu. It also works on VMS and on Apollo
+distribution from hosts, such as ftp.gnu.org. There are several ways
+to do this; see http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html for more
+information.
+
+Emacs has been run on GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and on many
+Unix systems, on a variety of types of cpu, as well as on MSDOS,
+Windows and MacOS. It also formerly worked on VMS and on Apollo
computers, though with some deficiencies that reflect problems in
these operating systems. See the file `MACHINES' in this directory
(see above) for a full list of machines that GNU Emacs has been tested
-on, with machine-specific installation notes and warnings. There is
-also Demacs that works on newer MS-DOS machines (see file `ORDERS').
+on, with machine-specific installation notes and warnings.
Note that there is significant variation between Unix systems
supposedly running the same version of Unix; it is possible that what
above)), and neither I nor the Free Software Foundation promises any
kind of support or assistance to users. The foundation keeps a list
of people who are willing to offer support and assistance for hire.
-See the file `SERVICE'. You can get the latest version from
-ftp.gnu.org in file `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/SERVICE'.
+See http://www.gnu.org/help/gethelp.html.
However, we plan to continue to improve GNU Emacs and keep it
reliable, so please send me any complaints and suggestions you have.
I will probably fix anything that I consider a malfunction. I may
make improvements that are suggested, but I may choose not to.
-Improving Emacs is not my highest priority now.
-
-If you are on the Internet, report bugs to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org.
-Otherwise, phone or write the Foundation at:
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+If you are on the Internet, report bugs to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org. You
+can use the Emacs command M-x report-bug RET to mail a bug report.
+Please read the Bugs section of the Emacs manual before reporting
+bugs.
-General questions about the GNU Project can be asked of
-gnu@gnu.org.
+General questions about the GNU Project can be asked of gnu@gnu.org.
If you are a computer manufacturer, I encourage you to ship a copy of
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If you like GNU Emacs, please express your satisfaction with a
donation: send me or the Foundation what you feel Emacs has been worth
to you. If you are glad that I developed GNU Emacs and distribute it
-as freeware, rather than following the obstructive and antisocial
+as free software, rather than following the obstructive and antisocial
practices typical of software developers, reward me. If you would
like the Foundation to develop more free software, contribute.