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| author | Thomas Bushnell <thomas@gnu.org> | 1996-08-05 19:02:33 +0000 |
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| committer | Thomas Bushnell <thomas@gnu.org> | 1996-08-05 19:02:33 +0000 |
| commit | 0bc0cab64d7d3adaa96ab26f2762d60263a0da8d (patch) | |
| tree | e5296d2a9e28c1b2ec70068cfbfe15a6926be0d6 /release/dist-README | |
| parent | 8f4c7de9176ed255993389d38ab53398ddec3455 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/release/dist-README b/release/dist-README index 6bc9e8cd..ae49d3f2 100644 --- a/release/dist-README +++ b/release/dist-README @@ -1,18 +1,44 @@ -*- Text -*- -Welcome to the GNU Hurd! +This is the Hurd. Welcome. +This is the complete GNU system, version 0.0. -For instructions on compiling and installing the GNU Hurd from an -already running Hurd system, see the file `INSTALL'. +This directory contains i386 binaries for the Hurd and various +programs built to run under it. All program binaries are stripped to +save disk space; the installed libraries have the debugging +information stripped to speed linking. -For instructions on compiling and installing the GNU Hurd from any -other kind of system (including any other Mach-based system) see the -file INSTALL-cross. +See the file SOURCES to see where each package came from. Remember +that you must adhere to the GNU General Public License and the GNU +Library General Public when distributing this binary snapshot. See +/share/misc/COPYING and /share/misc/COPYING.LIB for copies of these +licenses. For instructions on installing binary images and setting up a Hurd -system, see the file INSTALL-binary. (These binary images could be -the ones we distribute, or the ones you have built yourself as -described in INSTALL-cross.) +system, see the file INSTALL-binary. + +Bug reports for programs in this distribution should be sent to the +maintainer of the program. For a complete list of which mailing lists +get bug reports for which programs, ask `gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu'. + +Bug reports for the GNU Hurd should be sent to the mailing list +`bug-hurd@prep.ai.mit.edu'. Please do not send requests for +assistance in installing or using the software to that address. +Instead, send requests for assistance to the mailing list +`help-hurd@prep.ai.mit.edu'. You can join these lists by sending a +request to `bug-hurd-request@prep.ai.mit.edu' or +`help-hurd-request@prep.ai.mit.edu' respectively. + +In addition, bug reports or requests for help in using the system as a +connected whole (as opposed to for particular programs) should be sent +to the hurd mailing lists. + +If any of these mailing address should fail, send your message to +`tower@gnu.ai.mit.edu' and ask him to forward it properly. + +The GNU system is free software. See the files /share/misc/COPYING +and /share/misc/COPYING.LIB. + |