Remove more references unnecessarily specific to VCS.

[gnu-emacs] / doc / misc / erc.texi

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@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 @settitle ERC Manual
 @syncodeindex fn cp
 @include emacsver.texi
+@documentencoding UTF-8
 @c %**end of header
 
 @copying
 This manual is for ERC as distributed with Emacs @value{EMACSVER}.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 2005-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2005--2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -20,8 +21,7 @@ and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below.  A copy of the license
 is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
 
 (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have the freedom to copy and
-modify this GNU manual.  Buying copies from the FSF supports it in
-developing GNU and promoting software freedom.''
+modify this GNU manual.''
 
 All Emacs Lisp code contained in this document may be used, distributed,
 and modified without restriction.
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ and modified without restriction.
 * Advanced Usage::              Cool ways of using ERC.
 * Getting Help and Reporting Bugs::
 * History::                     The history of ERC.
-* Copying::                     The GNU General Public License gives you
-                                  permission to redistribute ERC on
-                                  certain terms; it also explains that
-                                  there is no warranty.
 * GNU Free Documentation License::  The license for this documentation.
 * Concept Index::               Search for terms.
 
@@ -239,9 +235,8 @@ forwards.
 
 Different channels and servers may have different language encodings.
 
-In addition, it is possible to translate the messages that ERC uses into
-multiple languages.  Please contact the developers of ERC at
-@email{erc-discuss@@gnu.org} if you are interested in helping with the
+multiple languages.  Please contact the Emacs developers
+if you are interested in helping with the
 translation effort.
 
 @item user scripting
@@ -789,9 +784,9 @@ To report a bug in ERC, use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug}.
 @chapter History
 @cindex history, of ERC
 
-ERC was originally written by Alexander L. Belikoff
-@email{abel@@bfr.co.il} and Sergey Berezin
-@email{sergey.berezin@@cs.cmu.edu}.  They stopped development around
+@c abel@@bfr.co.il, sergey.berezin@@cs.cmu.edu
+ERC was originally written by Alexander L. Belikoff and Sergey Berezin.
+They stopped development around
 December 1999.  Their last released version was ERC 2.0.
 
 P.S.: If one of the original developers of ERC reads this, we'd like to
@@ -801,8 +796,9 @@ general.
 @itemize
 @item 2001
 
-In June 2001, Mario Lang @email{mlang@@delysid.org} and Alex Schroeder
-@email{alex@@gnu.org} took over development and created a ERC Project at
+@c mlang@@delysid.org, alex@@gnu.org
+In June 2001, Mario Lang and Alex Schroeder
+took over development and created a ERC Project at
 @uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/erc}.
 
 In reaction to a mail about the new ERC development effort, Sergey
@@ -830,7 +826,8 @@ ERC 4.0 was released.
 
 @item 2005
 
-ERC 5.0 was released.  Michael Olson @email{mwolson@@gnu.org} became
+@c mwolson@@gnu.org
+ERC 5.0 was released.  Michael Olson became
 the release manager and eventually the maintainer.
 
 After some discussion between him and the Emacs developers, it was
@@ -855,10 +852,6 @@ is maintained as part of Emacs.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@node Copying
-@appendix GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
-@include gpl.texi
-
 @node GNU Free Documentation License
 @appendix GNU Free Documentation License
 @include doclicense.texi