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- LaTeX Distribution Guide
-
- 11 June 1995
-
-
- WELCOME TO LaTeX!
-
- This file contains a brief distribution guide for the new standard
- version of the LaTeX document preparation system.
-
- This system is maintained by The LaTeX3 Project Team.
-
- ********************************************************
- * Please read this file carefully because it gives *
- * important information about other documentation *
- * provided with the LaTeX system that will help you *
- * in installing and using it. *
- ********************************************************
-
- ********************************************************
- * The files ltnews03.tex and ltnews03.ps both contain *
- * the latest LaTeX newsletter. *
- * *
- * Please print it and distribute it to all users ... *
- * and to anyone else who may be interested. *
- * *
- * *
- * It fits onto a single sheet, so it can be displayed *
- * as a poster. *
- ********************************************************
-
-
- The LaTeX system is described in:
-
- * LaTeX: A Document Preparation System; Leslie Lamport, Addison-Wesley
-
- * The LaTeX Companion, Goossens; Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley
-
-
- This distribution is described in the files ending with .txt. You
- should read install.txt before starting to install LaTeX.
-
- Here is a brief description of some of these files:
-
- * 00readme.txt is this file.
-
- * install.txt describes how to install LaTeX.
-
- * manifest.txt lists all the files in the LaTeX distribution
- with one line information about their contents.
-
- * unpacked.txt lists all the files in the unpacked LaTeX distribution.
-
- * legal.txt describes the LaTeX copyright, warranty and copying
- restrictions.
-
- * bugs.txt describes how to submit a bug report for LaTeX.
-
- * patches.txt describes the update policy and how important changes
- will be distributed between release dates.
-
-
- Other documentation files include files with names of the form:
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- <xxx>guide.tex
-
- You will probably need to update your system before you can typeset
- these files. Each file needs three LaTeX runs.
-
-
- The following files also contain useful information:
-
- * ltx3info.tex gives you some information about the LaTeX3 project.
-
- * manual.err lists errata in:
- LaTeX: A Document Preparation System; Leslie Lamport, Addison-Wesley
-
- * compan.err lists errata in:
- The LaTeX Companion; Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley
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- * begleit.err lists errata in:
- Der LaTeX-Begleiter; Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley
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-
- You are not allowed to change the files in this distribution unless
- you rename them, *except* for certain files such as the configuration
- files, ending with .cfg.
-
-
- Please do not request updates from us. Distribution is done only
- through the CTAN archives.
-
-
- --- Copyright 1995 the LaTeX3 project. All rights reserved ---
-