GNU's Bulletin, vol. 1 no. 22, January, 1997

GNU's Who

Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG (whose name used to be Michael) and Miles Bader work on the Hurd. Karl Heuer enhances Emacs and with Ian Murdock is in charge of making Deluxe Distributions. Jim Blandy is working on GUILE, GNU's Ubiquitous Intelligent Language for Extension, and Teak, a desktop interface.

Melissa Weisshaus is working on special documentation projects.

Peter H. Salus is our Vice President in charge of fund raising, publishing, conferences, tutorials, and managing the non-technical side of the FSF. Prof. Masayuki Ida is our Vice President for Japan. He is organizing Japanese seminars, working with GNU's friends in Japan, etc. Tami Friedman RN, BSN is our GNUrse. She also attends to most of the administrative work in the office. Brian Youmans is our Distribution Manager and handles online inquiries. Robert J. Chassell is our Secretary/Treasurer. Daniel Hagerty and Carol Botteron have left the FSF, but continue to volunteer for GNU. We thank them for their hard work.

Thanks to volunteer Scott Ewing for helping to coordinate all the volunteers in the GNU Project. Thanks to volunteers Joel Ray Holveck and Paul van Gool who coordinate our volunteer system administrators: Derek Davies, Nicolai Guba, Paul Guglielmino, Craig Hagan, Martin Hamilton, Kevin Harris, Kirk Vogelsang, Stephen Smoogen, and Marc Schaefer, who we also thank. Richard Stallman continues as a volunteer who does countless tasks, such as Emacs maintenance. Volunteers Phil Nelson and Len Tower work on our Web site. Len also remains our online JOAT (jack-of-all-trades), for mailing lists, gnUSENET newsgroups, information requests, etc.

Administrivia and Copyright

Written & Edited by: Jonathan P. Tuttle, Robert J. Chassell, & Len Tower Jr.
Illustrations by: Etienne Suvasa
Japanese Edition by: Mieko Hikichi and Nobuyuki Hikichi
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What Is the FSF?

The Free Software Foundation is dedicated to eliminating restrictions on people's right to use, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. We do this by promoting the development and use of free software. Specifically, we are putting together a complete, integrated software system named "GNU" ("GNU's Not Unix", pronounced "guh-noo") that will be upwardly compatible with Unix. Most parts of this system are already being used and distributed.

The word "free" in our name refers to freedom, not price. You may or may not pay money to get GNU software, but either way you have three specific freedoms once you get it: first, the freedom to copy a program, and distribute it to your friends and co-workers; second, the freedom to change a program as you wish, by having full access to source code; third, the freedom to distribute a modified version and thus help build the community. Free software means you can study the source and learn how such programs are written; it means you can port it or improve it, and then share your work with others.

If you redistribute GNU software, you may charge a distribution fee or you may give it away, so long as you include the source code and the GNU General Public License; see section What Is Copyleft?, for details.

Other organizations distribute whatever free software happens to be available. By contrast, the Free Software Foundation concentrates on the development of new free software, working towards a GNU system complete enough to eliminate the need to use a proprietary system.

Besides developing GNU, the FSF distributes GNU software and manuals for a distribution fee, and accepts gifts (tax-deductible in the U.S.) to support GNU development. Most of the FSF's funds come from its distribution service.

The Board of the Foundation is: Richard M. Stallman, President; Robert J. Chassell, Secretary/Treasurer; Gerald J. Sussman, Harold Abelson, and Leonard H. Tower Jr., Directors.

What Is Copyleft?

The simplest way to make a program free is to put it in the public domain, uncopyrighted. But this permits proprietary modified versions, which deny others the freedom to redistribute and modify; such versions undermine the goal of giving freedom to all users. To prevent this, copyleft uses copyrights in a novel manner. Typically, copyrights take away freedoms; copyleft preserves them. It is a legal instrument that requires those who pass on a program to include the rights to use, modify, and redistribute the code; the code and the freedoms become legally inseparable.

The copyleft used by the GNU Project is made from the combination of a regular copyright notice and the GNU General Public License (GPL). The GPL is a copying license which basically says that you have the aforementioned freedoms. An alternate form, the GNU Library General Public License (LGPL), applies to a few (but not most) GNU libraries. This license permits linking the libraries into proprietary executables under certain conditions. The appropriate license is included in each GNU source code distribution and in many manuals. Printed copies are available upon request.

We strongly encourage you to copyleft your programs and documentation, and we have made it as simple as possible for you to do so. The details on how to apply either form of GNU Public License appear at the end of each license.

What Is a GNU/Linux system?

by Richard M. Stallman

A GNU/Linux system is a system which is a combination of Linux and GNU.

Linux is a kernel, compatible with the Unix kernel, written by Linus Torvalds. There are several different distributions available via FTP and CD-ROM. None are distributed by the FSF at this time.

GNU is a Unix-like operating system. We started the GNU Project in 1984 with the aim of bringing such a system into existence. A Unix-like operating system consists of many components; we had to obtain each of the important components somehow. The job was so large that many of the people who sympathized with the goal were discouraged from attempting it, but we decided we would reach the goal no matter how long it took.

We found some components already available as free software--for example, the X Window System & TeX. Naturally we decided to use them, since the job was big enough even with short cuts. We got other components by helping to convince their developers to free them--for example, the Berkeley network utilities.

The rest of components, we had to write. These include Emacs, the GNU C & C++ compilers & libraries, Bash, Ghostscript, Groff, & many others.

All of these various components--those we wrote, those we helped make free, and those we found already available--together make up the GNU system.

Until recently, users couldn't run the GNU system, because one part (the kernel; see section What Is the Hurd?) was not yet ready. (We made the first test release a half year ago.) However, for a couple of years now, it has been possible to put together the Linux kernel and the almost-complete GNU system, resulting in a complete Unix-like free operating system suitable for actual use.

While commonly referred to as "Linux systems", we prefer the term "Linux-based GNU systems," or "GNU/Linux systems" for short, since these systems are mostly the same as the GNU system. This gives Linus credit for the kernel that he wrote, while still indicating that these systems as a whole are essentially variants of the GNU system.

We also occasionally use the term "GNU/Hurd system" to emphasize that we mean a version of the GNU system which uses the Hurd rather than Linux.

We think it is proper to give the GNU Project credit for making the free Unix-like system that it set out for a decade ago. But there is a more important reason for friends of GNU to use names like "Linux-based GNU system" instead of "Linux system." This is to help spread the GNU Project's philosophical idea: that there is ethical importance in freeing users to share software and cooperate in improving it; that free software belongs to a community, and people who benefit from the community should feel a moral obligation to help build the community when they have a chance.

When users install a system which they call "Linux," they can easily miss ever seeing the GNU idea. When businesses promote a system and call it "Linux," they can easily avoid bringing the GNU idea to users' attention. And if the GNU idea is not widely known, fewer people will write free software.

A conference was recently announced on the topic of developing "Linux applications"; although the conference is about using the GNU system, the conference announcement did not mention GNU.

The announcement does not even hint that there is any ethical reason to contribute to free software. On the contrary, it offers a panel entitled, "Licenses and licensing--I don't want to give away my application!!!" (The three `!' marks appear in the announcement). Even the title encourages people writing new software (which could enhance all free operating systems) to make it proprietary instead, thus contributing nothing to the free software community.

It would be harder to express that attitude if everyone knew that the topic is a variant of the GNU system. It is up to you and us to make sure they know. To do that, we have to inform people using variant GNU systems that that is what they are doing.

So please use "Linux-based GNU system" or "GNU/Linux" when you talk about a system which is a combination of Linux & GNU. At first, it may feel strange to go against the flow, but think how much more "against the flow" it was to start writing a free operating system. We did it, and you can do it.

Become a Patron of the FSF

The Free Software Foundation wants to acknowledge its supporters and contributors in a more visible fashion. You can now become an "official" supporter of the FSF.

The Free Software Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization; all contributions are tax deductible in the US.

Free Software Redistributors Donate

In addition to their conference donation, Red Hat Software has agreed to donate $1.00 to the FSF for every copy of Red Hat Archives sold. They have also added a GNU logo to the back of that CD with the words "Supports the Free Software Foundation".

The SNOW 2.1 CD producers added the words "Includes $5 donation to the FSF" to the front of their CD. Potential buyers will know just how much of the price is for the FSF & how much is for the redistributor.

The Sun Users Group Deutschland has made it even clearer: their CD says, "Price 90 DM, + 12 DM donation to the FSF." We thank them for their contribution to our efforts.

Kyoto Micro Computer of Japan regularly gives us 10% of their GNU-related sales.

Mr. Hiroshi, Mr. Kojima, and the other authors of the Linux Primer in Japan have donated money from the sales of their book.

Infomagic has continued to make sizeable donations to the FSF.

At the request of author Arnold Robbins, Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. continues to donate 3% of their profits from selling Effective AWK Programming. We would also like to acknowledge the many SSC authors who have donated their royalties and fees to the FSF.

In the long run, the success of free software depends on how much new free software people develop. Free software distribution offers an opportunity to raise funds for such development in an ethical way. These redistributors have made use of the opportunity. Many others let it go to waste.

You can help promote free software development by convincing for-a-fee redistributors to contribute--either by doing development themselves or by donating to development organizations (the FSF and others).

The way to convince distributors to contribute is to demand and expect this of them. This means choosing among distributors partly by how much they give to free software development. Then you can show distributors they must compete to be the one who gives the most.

To make this work, you must insist on numbers that you can compare, such as, "We will give ten dollars to the Foobar project for each disk sold." A vague commitment, such as "A portion of the profits is donated," doesn't give you a basis for comparison. Even a precise fraction "of the profits from this disk" is not very meaningful, since creative accounting and unrelated business decisions can greatly alter what fraction of the sales price counts as profit.

Also, press developers for firm information about what kind of development they do or support. Some kinds make much more long-term difference than others. For example, maintaining a separate version of a GNU program contributes very little; maintaining a program on behalf of the GNU Project <contributes much. Easy new ports contribute little, since someone else would surely do them; difficult ports such as adding a new CPU to the GNU compiler or Mach contribute more; major new features & programs contribute the most.

By establishing the idea that supporting further development is "the proper thing to do" when distributing free software for a fee, we can assure a steady flow of resources for making more free software.

Help from Free Software Companies

When choosing a free software business, ask those you are considering how much they do to assist free software development, e.g., by contributing money to free software development or by writing free software improvements themselves for general use. By basing your decision partially on this factor, you can help encourage those who profit from free software to contribute to its growth.

Wingnut (SRA's special GNU support group) regularly donates a part of its income to the FSF to support the development of new GNU programs. Listing them here is our way of thanking them. Wingnut has made a pledge to donate 10% of their income to the FSF, and has purchased several Deluxe Distribution packages in Japan. Also see section Cygnus Matches Donations!. 

   Wingnut Project
   Software Research Associates, Inc.
   1-1-1 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku
   Tokyo 102, Japan

   Phone:  (+81-3)3234-2611
   Fax:    (+81-3)3942-5174
   E-mail: info-wingnut@sra.co.jp
   WWW: `http://www.sra.co.jp/public/sra/product/wingnut/'

Toyota's Donation

The VSC Research and Development group of Toyota Motor Corporation sent us a note saying that the FSF's "high quality software makes our work easier, and we value it greatly.... Recently we have received some prizes and monetary awards for our work. We believe we would not have received these without your software." They are donating half of the award to the FSF & hope that publication in the bulletin may encourage further donations from others.

University or Software Company?

In academe, we like to think that a university has a mission--advancing and disseminating knowledge. For today's university administrators, though, perpetuation of the university has become an end in itself, never mind how or why. In their blind determination to "keep the university afloat," they forget why it was launched.

If you work for a university, or study at one, don't assume it is immune to this problem. When you write a program, don't let the university administration decide whether to share it or not. Instead, insist on a detailed written statement saying that you can share your work with the public, and don't wait to finish your program before you get the statement signed!

If you need help, contact the Free Software Foundation; we will be glad to help you overcome this obstacle to make your software free. Address the issue early--the sooner you deal with the problem, the more likely you can solve it.

Bad News and Good News about Pine

Pine is a simple electronic mail reader for beginning users, which we have included on our Source CDs since 1995.

In March of 1996, the Pine developers released a new version with new usage restrictions. The new terms do not permit everyone to redistribute, and do not in general permit distribution of modified versions. Either restriction would be enough to prevent Pine from being free software. This and subsequent versions are off-limits for the free software community.

The previous versions of Pine remain free. However, no substantial program is bug-free, and every program needs to be maintained. So in April 1996, the FSF recruited a team of volunteers to carry on development of a free mail reader based on the last available free release of Pine (3.91). (To avoid trademark issues, our version will likely be released under a different name.)

Forking a program is unfortunate; people should try their best to work together before giving up and working separately. So before embarking on separate development, we tried our best to persuade the old developers to make their work free software once again. In the end, though, they rejected our plea.

The good news is that the team of volunteers has done substantial work, and we hope for a release soon.

What Is the LPF?

The League for Programming Freedom (LPF) aims to protect the freedom to write software. This freedom is threatened by "look-and-feel" interface copyright lawsuits and by software patents.

The League is a grass-roots organization of professors, students, business people, programmers, users, & even software companies dedicated to bringing back the freedom to write programs. The League isn't opposed to the legal system that Congress intended--copyright on individual programs. The League aims to reverse recent changes made by judges in response to special interests.

Membership dues in the League are $42 per year for programmers, managers, and professionals; $10.50 for students; $21 for others.

To join, please send a check and the following information:

The League is not connected with the Free Software Foundation, and is not concerned with the issue of free software. The FSF supports the League because, like any software developer smaller than Microsoft, it is endangered by software patents and interface copyrights. You are in danger, too! It would be easy to ignore the problem until you or your employer is sued, but it is more prudent to organize before that happens.

If you haven't made up your mind yet, write for more information: 

   League for Programming Freedom
   One Kendall Square - #143
   P.O. Box 9171
   Cambridge, MA   02139
   USA

   Electronic-Mail: lpf@uunet.uu.net
   World Wide Web: `http://www.lpf.org/'
   FTP: ftp.uu.net:/doc/lpf

What Is the Hurd?

The Hurd is a collection of server processes that run on top of Mach, a free message-passing microkernel developed at CMU. The Hurd and Mach together form the kernel of the GNU/Hurd operating system. The GNU C Library implements the Unix "system call" interface by sending messages to Hurd servers as appropriate.

The Hurd allows users to create and share useful projects without knowing much about the internal workings of the system--projects that might never have been attempted without freely available source, a well-designed interface, and a multiple server design. The Hurd is thus like other expandable GNU software, e.g. Emacs and GUILE.

Currently, there are free ports of the Mach kernel to the 386 PC, the DEC PMAX workstation, and several other machines, with more in progress, including the Amiga, PA-RISC HP 700, & DEC Alpha-3000. Contact us if you want to help with one of these or start your own. Porting the GNU Hurd & GNU C Library is easy (easier than porting GNU Emacs, certainly easier than porting the compiler) once a Mach port to a particular platform exists. Right now we are using the University of Utah's Mach distribution (see `http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flux/') which we hope will be unified with the distribution produced by the Open Software Foundation.

We have made several test releases of the Hurd. See section GNUs Flashes, for recent progress.

We need help with significant Hurd-related projects. Experienced system programmers who are interested should send mail to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu. Porting the Mach kernel or the GNU C Library to new systems is another way to help.

You can obtain test releases of the Hurd from a GNU FTP host (listed in section How to Get GNU Software) along with complete binaries for an i386 GNU system. We will not be distributing these on CD-ROM until they are more stable.

GNUs Flashes

Astronomical Analysis Systems Freed

by Dr. Joseph Harrington, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

In the past year, three of the five most popular data reduction packages in astronomy have changed to free licensing. This is an exciting development because it signals a shift in institutional thinking toward GPL. These packages typically contain 100 MB--1 GB of code and documentation. One is commercial (and remains proprietary) and the rest were developed as projects of observatory consortia. Prior licensing ranged from free-for-non-commercial to painfully negotiated, individual paper licenses. The institutions have conquered their fears and now trust the GPL to protect their interests.

The packages involved are:

AIPS++ - (C++ rewrite of Classic AIPS, first to go GPL in 1995) National Radio Astronomy Observatory & many others, GPL, `http://aips2.nrao.edu/aips++/docs/html/aips++.html';

Classic AIPS - Astronomical Image Processing System, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, GPL (new this year), `http://www.cv.nrao.edu/aips/aips-home.html';

IDL - Interactive Data Language, Research Systems, Inc., Proprietary license, `http://www.rsinc.com/idl/index.html';

IRAF - Image Reduction and Analysis Facility, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, (runs Kitt Peak National Observatory and others), License more permissive than GPL (new this year), `http://iraf.noao.edu/'; and

MIDAS - Munich Image Data Analysis System, European Southern Observatory, GPL (new this year), `http://www.eso.org/midas-info/midas.html'.

A table comparing many (mostly free) environments potentially useful to data analysis appears at `http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/users/barrett/IDAE/table.1.html'.

The owner of the commercial package was at a conference in September & says he believes strongly in object-only licensing (he gets $1500 per user). Most people at the conference & in the field at large strongly dislike the company's attitude & the restrictions placed on this work, & much of the discussion at a workshop on interactive data analysis environments centered on how to reproduce the functionality of this package's excellent routines in a free system. This will be Difficult, but the commitment appears to be there. A number of efforts have already been started, one of which (numerical Python, `http://www.python.org/') has the support of a major lab.

Free Music Philosophy

The Free Music Philosophy (FMP) is an idea that encourages free copying, distribution, and modification of music. As with free software, the word "free" refers to freedom, not price. The philosophy is that abridging the freedom of music is destructive to society. The FMP primarily refers to noncommercial use; commercial use is addressed elsewhere.

Compulsory licenses and tariff-based schemes free musical compositions and sound recordings (the two forms of copyright in music) to a limited degree for commercial purposes. Music is further freed by not abridging any noncommercial use. The FMP advocates voluntary freeing of music (primarily for noncommercial purposes, optionally for commercial purposes), to result in a society with enhanced freedoms. The FMP serves as an ethical guide and counters music industry propaganda.

Ram Samudrala has released his first album, Twisted Helices' Traversing a Twisted Path, utilizing the FMP. It has sold 700+ copies in its first seven months. There are many bands who have self-released albums, some on major labels, that have not sold as many copies, or, more importantly, have not seen revenues from the sale of even a single copy. While Samudrala has done aggressive marketing, he attributes a significant part of his success to the FMP.

Other bands have adopted this idea, motivated by ethics and the economic benefits of the publicity provided by freeing music. A prime example is the progressive-metal band Angra, who have sold 80,000+ of their first release. Due to limited distribution of the official recordings, several bootlegs have sprung up. Singer Andre Matos believes that the bootlegs have increased sales.

Thus it can be argued that free music is good marketing. However, freeing music must be motivated by ethics. The economic rationale is justification against critics who argue that it deprives artists of income. Supporters of the FMP are not opposed to musicians making an income from music, but feel it is unethical to engage in destructive practices to do so.

Help the GNU Translation Project

GNU is going international! Our Translation Project gets users, translators, & maintainers together, so GNU will gradually speak many native languages. As of November 1996, we have internationalized 26 GNU packages into 14 languages, using 133 translation files; the translation teams have 362 members.

To complete the GNU Translation Project, we need many people who like their own language and write it well, and who are also able to synergize with other translators speaking the same language as part of "translation teams".

If you want to start a new team, or want more information on existing teams or other aspects of this project, write gnu-translation@prep.ai.mit.edu. Also see section GNU Software, for information about gettext, the tool the GNU Translation Project uses to help translators and programmers.

GNU & Other Free Software in Japan

Mieko (h-mieko@sra.co.jp) and Nobuyuki Hikichi (hikichi@sra.co.jp) continue to volunteer for the GNU Project in Japan. They translate each issue of this Bulletin into Japanese and distribute it widely, along with the translation of Version 2 of the GNU General Public License. This translation of the GPL is authorized by the FSF and is available by anonymous FTP from ftp.sra.co.jp in `/pub/gnu/local-fix/GPL2-j'. They are working on a formal translation of the GNU Library General Public License. They also solicit donations and offer GNU software consulting.

nepoch (the Japanese version of Epoch) & MULE are available and widely used in Japan. MULE (the MULtilingual Enhancement of GNU Emacs) can handle many character sets at once. Its features are being merged into the principal version of Emacs. See section GNU Software, for more details on MULE. The FSF does not distribute nepoch, but MULE is available on the section January 1997 Source Code CD-ROMs. FTP it from sh.wide.ad.jp in `/JAPAN/mule', or etlport.etl.go.jp in `/pub/mule'.

The Village Center, Inc. prints a Japanese translation (ISBN 4-938704-02-1) of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual and puts the Texinfo source on various bulletin boards, and prints each issue of the Japanese GNU's Bulletin. They also publish Nobuyuki & Mieko's Think GNU (ISBN 4-938704-10-2); this may be the first non-FSF copylefted publication in Japan. They also redistribute GNU CD-ROMs at this bookstore: 

   Shosen Grande
   1-3-2 Kanda Jinbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku
   Tokyo 101, Japan

   Telephone: 03-3295-0011

Part of Village Center's profits are donated to the FSF. Their address is: 

   Village Center, Inc.
   3-2 Kanda Jinbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku
   Tokyo 101, Japan

   Telephone: 03-3221-3520
   URL:  http://www.villagecenter.co.jp/
   URL:  http://www.villagecenter.co.jp/gnu.html for GNU products info
   handling by Village Center

Addison-Wesley Publishers Japan Ltd. has printed Japanese translations of the GNU Make Manual (ISBN 4-7952-9627-X), the GAWK Manual (ISBN 4-7952-9672-8), & the Texinfo Manual (ISBN 4-7952-9684-7), & will print the Japanese GNU Emacs Manual 19.30, & Bison Manual, etc. Their address is: 

   Addison-Wesley Publishers Japan Ltd.
   Nichibou Bldg. 2F
   1-2-2 Sarugaku-cho, Chiyoda-ku
   Tokyo 101, Japan

   Telephone: 03-3291-4581

There is a mailing list in Japan to discuss both hardware & software which is under the GNU General Public License. It provides information about making your own computer system. The main language of the list is Japanese. If you are interested in getting information or having discussions in English, ask mka@apricot.juice.or.jp or ishiz@muraoka.info.waseda.ac.jp.

Many groups in Japan now distribute GNU software. They include JUG, a PC user group; ASCII, a periodical and book publisher; the Fujitsu FM Towns users group; and SRA's special GNU users' support group, Wingnut, who also purchased the first Deluxe Distribution package in Japan (also see section Help from Free Software Companies). (Since then, there have been several other purchases of Deluxe Distribution packages in Japan.)

It is easy to place an order directly with the FSF from Japan, thus funding new software. To get an FSF Order Form written in Japanese, ask japan-fsf-orders@prep.ai.mit.edu. We encourage you to buy our software CDs: for example, 150 CD-ROM orders at the corporate rate allow the FSF to hire a programmer for a year to write more free software.

The Research Institute for Advanced Information Technology (AITEC) releases ICOT Free Software (IFS) to the public. IFS is a software archive in the field of parallel processing & knowledge processing developed at ICOT in the Fifth Generation Computer Project & its follow-on project. Besides IFS, AITEC has just started releasing many software programs developed at many groups through its research funding activities with release conditions similar to those of IFS. Through their web page, AITEC releases 20 major IFS programs & 22 programs developed through AITEC's research funding program.

As of the end of October 1996, over 4,600 persons have accessed AITEC's web page, & almost 29,000 IFS files have been transferred since the first release in 1992.

Newly developed software will be released to the public with conditions similar to those of IFS.

For now, the domain name will remain icot.or.jp. For more information, please see URL `http://www.icot.or.jp/'.

The ImageSearcher is an object-oriented program to search images by specifying properties of the image itself, without relying on the name or attributes of the file. It searches focusing on typical color, average luminance, nine colors, image extent, center spectra, etc. It runs on VisualWorks 2.5.1 (Smalltalk). As a result of the "eMMa Project" research sponsored by IPA and SRA (written by Atsushi Aoki), the source code and documentation are distributed under the GPL as free software, and are available via FTP from host ftp.sra.co.jp in file `/pub/lang/smalltalk/ipa/VisualWorks2.5/IPA006.tar.gz'.

Forthcoming GNUs

Information about the current status of released GNU programs can be found in section GNU Software. Here is some news of future plans.

Free Software Support

The Free Software Foundation does not provide technical support. Our mission is developing software, because that is the most time-efficient way to increase what free software can do. We leave it to others to earn a living providing support. We see programmers as providing a service, much as doctors and lawyers do now; both medical and legal knowledge are freely redistributable, but their practitioners charge for service.

The GNU Service Directory is a list of people who offer support & other consulting services. It is `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/SERVICE' on a GNU FTP host (listed in section How to Get GNU Software), on the World Wide Web at URL `http://www.gnu.ai.mit.edu/prep/service.html', in the file `etc/SERVICE' in the Emacs distribution, & the file `SERVICE' in the GCC distribution. Contact us to get it or to be listed in it. Service providers who share their income with the FSF are listed in section Help from Free Software Companies.

If you find a deficiency in any GNU software, we want to know. We have many Internet mailing lists for bug reports, announcements, & questions. They are also gatewayed into USENET news as our gnu.* newsgroups. Both are listed in file `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/MAILINGLISTS' on a GNU FTP host (listed in section How to Get GNU Software), in the file `etc/MAILINGLISTS' in the Emacs distribution, at URL `http://www.gnu.ai.mit.edu/prep/mailinglists.html' or request it from either address on the top menu.

When we receive a bug report, we usually try to fix the problem. While our bug fixes may seem like individual assistance, they are not; they are part of preparing a new improved version that help all users. We may send you a patch for a bug so that you can help us test the fix and ensure its quality. If your bug report does not evoke a solution from us, you may still get one from another user on our bug report mailing lists. Otherwise, use the Service Directory.

Please do not ask us to help you install software or learn how to use it--but do tell us how an installation script fails or where documentation is unclear.

When choosing a service provider, ask those you are considering how much they do to assist free software development, e.g., by contributing money to free software development or by writing free software improvements themselves for general use. By basing your decision partially on this factor, you can encourage those who profit from free software to contribute to its growth.

GNU Software

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Some of the contents of our FTP distributions are compressed. We have software on our FTP sites to uncompress these files. Due to patent troubles with compress, we use another compression program, gzip. (Such prohibitions on software development are fought by the League for Programming Freedom; see section What Is the LPF?, for details.)

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   * 4dview geomview

   * a2p perl
   * a2x xopt
   * ac bsd44
   * accton bsd44
   * ackpfd phttpd
   * acl bsd44
   * acm acm
   * acms acm
   * addbbox geomview
   * addftinfo Groff
   * adventure bsd44
   * afm2tfm TeX
   * aid ID Utils
   * amd bsd44
   * ansitape bsd44
   * AnswerGarden xopt
   * apply bsd44
   * appres xreq
   * apropos bsd44
   * ar Binutils
   * arithmetic bsd44
   * arp bsd44
   * atc bsd44
   * authwn WN
   * autoconf Autoconf
   * autoheader Autoconf
   * automake Automake
   * autoreconf Autoconf
   * autoscan Autoconf
   * autoupdate Autoconf
   * auto_box xopt
   * auto_box xreq

   * b2m Emacs
   * backgammon bsd44
   * bad144 bsd44
   * badsect bsd44
   * banner bsd44
   * basename Shellutils
   * bash BASH
   * battlestar bsd44
   * bc bc
   * bcd bsd44
   * bdes bsd44
   * bdftops Ghostscript
   * beach_ball xopt
   * beach_ball xreq
   * beach_ball2 xopt
   * bibtex TeX
   * biff bsd44
   * bison Bison
   * bitmap xreq
   * boggle bsd44
   * bpltobzr Fontutils
   * bugfiler bsd44
   * buildhash Ispell
   * bzrto Fontutils

   * c++ GCC
   * c++filt Binutils
   * c2ph perl
   * ca100 xopt
   * caesar bsd44
   * cal bsd44
   * calendar bsd44
   * canfield bsd44
   * cat Textutils
   * cbars wdiff
   * cc GCC
   * cc1 GCC
   * cc1obj GCC
   * cc1plus GCC
   * cccp GCC
   * cdwrite mkisofs
   * cfengine cfengine
   * cgi Spinner
   * charspace Fontutils
   * checknr bsd44
   * chess bsd44
   * chflags bsd44
   * chgrp Fileutils
   * ching bsd44
   * chmod Fileutils
   * chown Fileutils
   * chpass bsd44
   * chroot bsd44
   * ci RCS
   * cksum Textutils
   * cktyps g77
   * clisp CLISP
   * clri bsd44
   * cmail xboard
   * cmmf TeX
   * cmodext xopt
   * cmp Diffutils
   * co RCS
   * col bsd44
   * colcrt bsd44
   * colrm bsd44
   * column bsd44
   * comm Textutils
   * compress bsd44
   * comsat bsd44
   * connectd bsd44
   * cp Fileutils
   * cpicker xopt
   * cpio cpio
   * cpp GCC
   * cppstdin perl
   * cribbage bsd44
   * crock xopt
   * csh bsd44
   * csplit Textutils
   * ctags Emacs
   * ctwm xopt
   * cu UUCP
   * cut Textutils
   * cvs CVS
   * cvscheck CVS
   * cvtmail Emacs
   * cxterm xopt

   * d Fileutils
   * date Shellutils
   * dc bc
   * dd Fileutils
   * ddd DDD
   * defid ID Utils
   * delatex TeX
   * demangle Binutils
   * descend CVS
   * detex TeX
   * df Fileutils
   * dhtppd phttpd
   * diff Diffutils
   * diff3 Diffutils
   * diffpp enscript
   * digest-doc Emacs
   * dipress bsd44
   * dir Fileutils
   * dircolors Fileutils
   * dirname Shellutils
   * dish xopt
   * disklabel bsd44
   * diskpart bsd44
   * dld dld
   * dm bsd44
   * dmesg bsd44
   * doschk doschk
   * dox xopt
   * du Fileutils
   * dump bsd44
   * dump mkisofs
   * dumpfs bsd44
   * dvi2tty TeX
   * dvicopy TeX
   * dvips TeX
   * dvitype TeX

   * ecc ecc
   * echo Shellutils
   * ed ed
   * edit-pr GNATS
   * editres xreq
   * edquota bsd44
   * eeprom bsd44
   * egrep grep
   * eid ID Utils
   * emacs Emacs
   * emacsclient Emacs
   * emacsserver Emacs
   * emacstool Emacs
   * emu xopt
   * enscript enscript
   * env Shellutils
   * eqn Groff
   * error bsd44
   * es es
   * esdebug es
   * etags Emacs
   * ex nvi
   * example geomview
   * exicyclog Exim
   * exigrep Exim
   * exim Exim
   * eximon Exim
   * eximon Exim
   * eximstats Exim
   * exinext Exim
   * exiwhat Exim
   * expand Textutils
   * expect DejaGnu
   * expr Shellutils
   * exterm xopt

   * f2c f2c
   * factor bsd44
   * fakemail Emacs
   * false Shellutils
   * fastboot bsd44
   * fax2ps HylaFAX
   * faxalter HylaFAX
   * faxanswer HylaFAX
   * faxcover HylaFAX
   * faxd HylaFAX
   * faxd.recv HylaFAX
   * faxmail HylaFAX
   * faxquit HylaFAX
   * faxrcvd HylaFAX
   * faxrm HylaFAX
   * faxstat HylaFAX
   * fc f2c
   * fdraw xopt
   * ffe g77
   * fgrep grep
   * fid ID Utils
   * file bsd44
   * find Findutils
   * find2perl perl
   * finger Finger
   * fingerd Finger
   * fish bsd44
   * fixfonts Texinfo
   * fixinc.svr4 GCC
   * fixincludes GCC
   * flex flex
   * flex++ flex
   * flythrough geomview
   * fmt bsd44
   * fnid ID Utils
   * fold Textutils
   * font2c Ghostscript
   * fontconvert Fontutils
   * forth Tile Forth
   * forthicon Tile Forth
   * forthtool Tile Forth
   * fortune bsd44
   * fpr bsd44
   * freq Ispell
   * freqtbl Ispell
   * from bsd44
   * fsck bsd44
   * fsplit bsd44
   * fstat bsd44
   * ftp bsd44
   * ftp Inetutils
   * ftpd bsd44
   * ftpd Inetutils

   * g++ GCC
   * gas Binutils
   * gawk GAWK
   * gcal gcal
   * gcc GCC
   * gcore bsd44
   * gdb GDB
   * genclass libg++
   * geomstuff geomview
   * gettext gettext
   * getty bsd44
   * gftodvi TeX
   * gftopk TeX
   * gftype TeX
   * ghostview Ghostview
   * gid ID Utils
   * ginsu geomview
   * git GIT
   * gitaction GIT
   * gitcmp GIT
   * gitkeys GIT
   * gitmatch GIT
   * gitmount GIT
   * gitps GIT
   * gitredir GIT
   * gitrgrep GIT
   * gitview GIT
   * gitwipe GIT
   * gn GN
   * gnans Gnans
   * gnanslator Gnans
   * gnats GNATS
   * gnuchess Chess
   * gnuchessc Chess
   * gnuchessn Chess
   * gnuchessr Chess
   * gnuchessx Chess
   * gnuclient gnuserv
   * gnudoit gnuserv
   * gnupdisp Shogi
   * gnuplot gnuplot
   * gnuplot_x11 gnuplot
   * gnuserv gnuserv
   * gnushogi Shogi
   * gnushogir Shogi
   * gnushogix Shogi
   * go GnuGo
   * gpc xopt
   * gpc xreq
   * gperf cperf
   * gperf libg++
   * gprof Binutils
   * graffiti geomview
   * graph Graphics
   * grep grep
   * grodvi Groff
   * groff Groff
   * grops Groff
   * grotty Groff
   * groups Shellutils
   * gs Ghostscript
   * gsbj Ghostscript
   * gsdj Ghostscript
   * gslj Ghostscript
   * gslp Ghostscript
   * gsnd Ghostscript
   * gsrenderfont Fontutils
   * gunzip gzip
   * gvclock geomview
   * gwm xopt
   * gzexe gzip
   * gzip gzip

   * h2ph perl
   * h2pl perl
   * hack bsd44
   * hangman bsd44
   * head Textutils
   * hello hello
   * hexdump bsd44
   * hexl Emacs
   * hinge geomview
   * hostname Shellutils
   * hp2xx hp2xx
   * hterm xopt
   * htmlencode phttpd
   * httpd apache
   * httpdecode phttpd

   * i18nOlwmV2 xopt
   * i2mif xopt
   * ico xopt
   * ico xreq
   * id Shellutils
   * ident RCS
   * ifconfig bsd44
   * ifnames Autoconf
   * ImageMagick xopt
   * imageto Fontutils
   * iman xopt
   * imgrotate Fontutils
   * indent indent
   * indxbib Groff
   * inetd bsd44
   * inetd Inetutils
   * info Texinfo
   * inimf TeX
   * init bsd44
   * initex TeX
   * inn bsd44
   * install Fileutils
   * iostat bsd44
   * isodiag mkisofs
   * isodump mkisofs
   * ispell Ispell
   * ixterm xopt
   * ixx xopt

   * join Textutils
   * jot bsd44
   * jove bsd44

   * kdestroy bsd44
   * kdump bsd44
   * kermit bsd44
   * kgames xopt
   * kgmon bsd44
   * kill bsd44
   * kinit bsd44
   * kinput2 xopt
   * klist bsd44
   * kpasswdd bsd44
   * ksrvtgt bsd44
   * kterm xopt
   * ktrace bsd44

   * lam bsd44
   * larn bsd44
   * lasergnu gnuplot
   * last bsd44
   * lastcomm bsd44
   * latex TeX
   * lclock xopt
   * ld Binutils
   * leave bsd44
   * less less
   * lesskey less
   * libavcall.a ffcall
   * libbfd.a Binutils
   * libbfd.a GDB
   * libbzr.a Fontutils
   * libc.a C Library
   * libcompat.a bsd44
   * libcurses.a bsd44
   * libcurses.a ncurses
   * libdcurses.a ncurses
   * libedit.a bsd44
   * libF77.a f2c
   * libF77.a g77
   * libg++.a libg++
   * libgdbm.a gdbm
   * libgf.a Fontutils
   * libgmp.a gmp
   * libgnanslib.a Gnans
   * libgnussl.a gnussl
   * libI77.a f2c
   * libI77.a g77
   * libkvm.a bsd44
   * libm.a bsd44
   * libncurses.a ncurses
   * libnihcl.a NIHCL
   * libnihclmi.a NIHCL
   * libnihclvec.a NIHCL
   * libnls.a xreq
   * libobjects.a libobjects
   * liboctave.a Octave
   * liboldX.a xreq
   * libpbm.a Fontutils
   * libPEXt.a xopt
   * libpk.a Fontutils
   * libresolv.a bsd44
   * librpc.a bsd44
   * libsipp.a SIPP
   * libtcl.a DejaGnu
   * libtelnet.a bsd44
   * libterm.a bsd44
   * libtermcap.a Termcap
   * libtfm.a Fontutils
   * libtiff.a tiff
   * libutil.a bsd44
   * libvacall.a ffcall
   * libWc.a xopt
   * libwidgets.a Fontutils
   * libX.a xreq
   * libXau.a xreq
   * libXaw.a xreq
   * libXcp.a xopt
   * libXcu.a xopt
   * libXdmcp.a xreq
   * libXmp.a xopt
   * libXmu.a xreq
   * libXO.a xopt
   * libXop.a xopt
   * libXp.a xopt
   * libXpex.a xopt
   * libXt.a xopt
   * libXt.a xreq
   * libXwchar.a xopt
   * liby.a bsd44
   * libYgl.a Ygl
   * lid ID Utils
   * limn Fontutils
   * listres xopt
   * listres xreq
   * lkbib Groff
   * ln Fileutils
   * locate Findutils
   * lock bsd44
   * logcvt-ip2n phttpd
   * logger bsd44
   * login bsd44
   * logname Shellutils
   * logo ucblogo
   * lookbib Groff
   * lorder bsd44
   * lpr bsd44
   * ls Fileutils
   * lynx lynx

   * m4 m4
   * mail bsd44
   * mail-files Sharutils
   * mailq smail
   * mailshar Sharutils
   * make make
   * make-docfile Emacs
   * make-path Emacs
   * makeindex TeX
   * makeinfo Texinfo
   * MakeTeXPK TeX
   * man bsd44
   * man-macros Groff
   * maniview geomview
   * mattrib mtools
   * maze xopt
   * maze xreq
   * mazewar xopt
   * mc mc
   * mcd mtools
   * mcopy mtools
   * mcserv mc
   * md5sum Textutils
   * mdel mtools
   * mdir mtools
   * me-macros Groff
   * medit2gv geomview
   * merge RCS
   * mesg bsd44
   * mf TeX
   * mformat mtools
   * mft TeX
   * mgdiff xopt
   * mh bsd44
   * mille bsd44
   * mkafmmap enscript
   * mkcache GN
   * mkdep bsd44
   * mkdir Fileutils
   * mkfifo Fileutils
   * mkid ID Utils
   * mkisofs mkisofs
   * mklocale bsd44
   * mkmanifest mtools
   * mkmf bsd44
   * mkmodules CVS
   * mknod Fileutils
   * mkstr bsd44
   * mlabel mtools
   * mm-macros Groff
   * mmd mtools
   * monop bsd44
   * more bsd44
   * morse bsd44
   * mount bsd44
   * mountd bsd44
   * movemail Emacs
   * mprof bsd44
   * mrd mtools
   * mread mtools
   * mren mtools
   * ms-macros Groff
   * msgcmp gettext
   * msgfmt gettext
   * msgmerge gettext
   * msgs bsd44
   * msgunfmt gettext
   * mst Smalltalk
   * mt cpio
   * mterm xopt
   * mtree bsd44
   * mtype mtools
   * mule MULE
   * muncher xopt
   * mv Fileutils
   * mvdir Fileutils
   * mwrite mtools

   * NDview geomview
   * nethack NetHack
   * netstat bsd44
   * newfs bsd44
   * nfsd bsd44
   * nfsiod bsd44
   * nfsstat bsd44
   * nice Shellutils
   * nl Textutils
   * nlmconv Binutils
   * nm Binutils
   * nohup Shellutils
   * nose geomview
   * notify HylaFAX
   * nroff Groff
   * number bsd44

   * objc GCC
   * objcopy Binutils
   * objdump Binutils
   * objective-c GCC
   * obst-boot OBST
   * obst-CC OBST
   * obst-cct OBST
   * obst-cgc OBST
   * obst-cmp OBST
   * obst-cnt OBST
   * obst-cpcnt OBST
   * obst-csz OBST
   * obst-dir OBST
   * obst-dmp OBST
   * obst-gen OBST
   * obst-gsh OBST
   * obst-init OBST
   * obst-scp OBST
   * obst-sil OBST
   * obst-stf OBST
   * oclock xreq
   * octave Octave
   * od Textutils
   * oleo Oleo
   * ora-examples xopt

   * p2c p2c
   * pagesize bsd44
   * palette xopt
   * pascal bsd44
   * passwd bsd44
   * paste Textutils
   * patch patch
   * patgen TeX
   * pathalias bsd44
   * pathchk Shellutils
   * pathto smail
   * pax bsd44
   * pbmplus xopt
   * perl perl
   * pfbtops Groff
   * phantasia bsd44
   * phttpd phttpd
   * pic Groff
   * pico pine
   * pig bsd44
   * pine pine
   * ping bsd44
   * pixedit xopt
   * pixmap xopt
   * pktogf TeX
   * pktype TeX
   * plaid xopt
   * plot2fig Graphics
   * plot2plot Graphics
   * plot2ps Graphics
   * plot2tek Graphics
   * pltotf TeX
   * pollrcvd HylaFAX
   * pom bsd44
   * pooltype TeX
   * portmap bsd44
   * ppt bsd44
   * pr Textutils
   * pr-addr GNATS
   * pr-edit GNATS
   * primes bsd44
   * printenv Shellutils
   * printf Shellutils
   * protoize GCC
   * proxygarb Spinner
   * ps bsd44
   * ps2ascii Ghostscript
   * ps2epsi Ghostscript
   * ps2fax HylaFAX
   * psbb Groff
   * pstat bsd44
   * psycho xopt
   * ptester phttpd
   * ptx ptx
   * pubdic+ xopt
   * puzzle xopt
   * puzzle xreq
   * pwd Shellutils
   * pyramid xopt

   * query-pr GNATS
   * quiz bsd44
   * quot bsd44
   * quota bsd44
   * quotacheck bsd44
   * quotaon bsd44

   * rain bsd44
   * random bsd44
   * ranlib Binutils
   * rbootd bsd44
   * rc rc
   * rcp bsd44
   * rcp Inetutils
   * rcs RCS
   * rcs-to-cvs CVS
   * rcs2log Emacs
   * rcsdiff RCS
   * rcsfreeze RCS
   * rcsmerge RCS
   * rdist bsd44
   * reboot bsd44
   * recode recode
   * recvstats HylaFAX
   * red ed
   * refer Groff
   * remsync Sharutils
   * renice bsd44
   * repquota bsd44
   * restore bsd44
   * rev bsd44
   * rexecd bsd44
   * rexecd Inetutils
   * rlog RCS
   * rlogin bsd44
   * rlogin Inetutils
   * rlogind bsd44
   * rlogind Inetutils
   * rm Fileutils
   * rmail bsd44
   * rmdir Fileutils
   * rmt cpio
   * rmt tar
   * robots bsd44
   * rogue bsd44
   * route bsd44
   * routed bsd44
   * rr xopt
   * rs bsd44
   * rsh bsd44
   * rsh Inetutils
   * rshd bsd44
   * rshd Inetutils
   * rsmtp smail
   * runq smail
   * runtest DejaGnu
   * runtest.exp DejaGnu
   * ruptime bsd44
   * rwho bsd44
   * rwhod bsd44

   * s2p perl
   * sail bsd44
   * saoimage SAOimage
   * savecore bsd44
   * sc bsd44
   * sccs bsd44
   * sccs2rcs CVS
   * scdisp xopt
   * screen screen
   * script bsd44
   * scsiformat bsd44
   * sctext xopt
   * sdiff Diffutils
   * sed sed
   * send-pr GNATS
   * sendfax HylaFAX
   * sendmail bsd44
   * sgi2fax HylaFAX
   * sgn GN
   * sh bsd44
   * shar Sharutils
   * shinbun xopt
   * shogi Shogi
   * showfont xopt
   * showmount bsd44
   * shutdown bsd44
   * size Binutils
   * sj3 xopt
   * sjxa xopt
   * slattach bsd44
   * sleep Shellutils
   * sliplogin bsd44
   * smail smail
   * smtpd smail
   * snake bsd44
   * snftobdf xopt
   * soelim Groff
   * sort Textutils
   * sos2obst OBST
   * spider xopt
   * split Textutils
   * startslip bsd44
   * stereo geomview
   * stf OBST
   * strings Binutils
   * strip Binutils
   * stty Shellutils
   * su Shellutils
   * sum Textutils
   * superopt Superopt
   * swapon bsd44
   * sweep geomview
   * sync bsd44
   * sysctl bsd44
   * syslog Inetutils
   * syslogd bsd44
   * syslogd Inetutils
   * systat bsd44

   * tabs Termutils
   * tac Textutils
   * tackdown geomview
   * tail Textutils
   * taintperl perl
   * talk bsd44
   * talk Inetutils
   * talkd bsd44
   * talkd Inetutils
   * tangle TeX
   * tar tar
   * tbl Groff
   * tcal gcal
   * tcl DejaGnu
   * tclsh DejaGnu
   * tcopy bsd44
   * tcp Emacs
   * tee Shellutils
   * tek2plot Graphics
   * telnet bsd44
   * telnet Inetutils
   * telnetd bsd44
   * telnetd Inetutils
   * test Shellutils
   * test-g++ DejaGnu
   * test-tool DejaGnu
   * tetris bsd44
   * tex TeX
   * tex3patch Texinfo
   * texi2dvi Texinfo
   * texindex Texinfo
   * texspell TeX
   * textfmt HylaFAX
   * tfmtodit Groff
   * tftopl TeX
   * tftp bsd44
   * tftp Inetutils
   * tftpd bsd44
   * tftpd Inetutils
   * tgrind TeX
   * time time
   * timed bsd44
   * timer Emacs
   * timex xopt
   * tip bsd44
   * tkpostage xopt
   * tn3270 bsd44
   * togeomview geomview
   * touch Fileutils
   * tput Termutils
   * tr Textutils
   * traceroute bsd44
   * transcript HylaFAX
   * transfig xopt
   * transformer geomview
   * trek bsd44
   * trigrp geomview
   * trn3 bsd44
   * troff Groff
   * trpt bsd44
   * trsp bsd44
   * true Shellutils
   * tset bsd44
   * tsort bsd44
   * tty Shellutils
   * ttygnans Gnans
   * tunefs bsd44
   * tupdate gettext
   * tvtwm xopt
   * twm xreq

   * ul bsd44
   * ulpc Spinner
   * umount bsd44
   * uname Shellutils
   * uncompress gzip
   * unexpand Textutils
   * unifdef bsd44
   * unify wdiff
   * uniq Textutils
   * unprotoize GCC
   * unshar Sharutils
   * unvis bsd44
   * update bsd44
   * updatedb Findutils
   * users Shellutils
   * uuchk UUCP
   * uucico UUCP
   * uuconv UUCP
   * uucp UUCP
   * uucpd bsd44
   * uucpd Inetutils
   * uudecode Sharutils
   * uudir UUCP
   * uuencode Sharutils
   * uulog UUCP
   * uuname UUCP
   * uupath smail
   * uupick UUCP
   * uurate UUCP
   * uusched UUCP
   * uustat UUCP
   * uuto UUCP
   * uux UUCP
   * uuxqt UUCP

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   * acm 4.7
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See section CD-ROMs, for microcomputer software available from the FSF. Please do not ask us about any other software. We do not maintain any of it and have no additional information.

Project GNU Wish List

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Thank GNUs

Several GNU supporters have requested that donations be made to the FSF in lieu of gifts to themselves. We appreciate their generosity.

Thanks to Paul Eggert, D. Andrew Hall III and Natalie A. Olsen, Jill and Professor Donald Knuth, Nihon Sun Users Group (Japan), Vance Petree, T.H. & P.I. Puckett, and Bradley Yearwood for their regular, substantial contributions.

Thanks to Adras Computing, Alan Bram, Cadence Design Systems, Richard Edelman of Design Acceleration, Doug Evans and Cygnus Support, Warren Gibson of CSA Engineering, Brian Gough, Toon Moene, Paul Murphy of WSC Investments, Inc., Kenneth and Jill Olstad, Mark Thompson, and Henry Unger of Hitech Systems for their generous donations.

A special thanks to Michael Rubin for his bequest to the FSF. We mourn his passing.

Thanks to all who have lent or donated machines, including: several Anonymous donors, Rocky Bernstein, Russ Button, CMU's Mach Project, Concentra, Inc., Cygnus Support, Bill Corwin and Susan Corwin of Intel Corp., Delta Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corp., Simson Garfinkel, Warren Gibson, Hewlett-Packard, IBM Corp, Intel Corp., Tadashi Kobayashi of Toshiba Corporation, MIT's Media Laboratory, Shinichi Mochizuki of Toshiba America, Network Computing Devices, Inc., NeXT, the Open Software Foundation, SONY Corp. & Software Research Associates, Inc., both of Tokyo, Kresten Krab Thorup, Michael Tiemann of Cygnus Solutions, Don Trimmer of Peripheral Device Corporation, and Barton Wright.

Thanks to the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Laboratory for Computer Science, and Project Athena, all at MIT for their invaluable assistance.

Thanks to the many companies and organizations who have bought our Deluxe Distribution, and to the volunteers who helped us build them.

For their help in Japan, thanks to: the Japan Unix Society, Nobuyuki Hikichi, Mieko Hikichi, Ken'ichi Handa, Yukitoshi Fujimura, Prof. Takafumi Hayashi, Takeshi Hayashi, Mr. Akiba, Mitsuru Nakamura, & Prof. Masayuki Ida. Thanks to the (Japanese) Hewlett-Packard Computer Users' Association and the Japan Sun User Group for their generous contributions. Thanks to BR Vehicle Control Engineering Dept. of Toyota Motor Corp. in Japan for their donation from their in-house award. Thanks to the Nihon Sun Users Group & Hitachi, Ltd. for their generous contributions. Thanks to Addison-Wesley Publishers Japan Ltd., A.I. Soft, Village Center, Inc., ASCII Corporation, & many others in Japan, for their continued donations & support.

We thank those groups who have donated us booths at their conferences, including the Sun Users Group.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped the GNU Project at conferences; Barry Meikle of the University of Toronto Bookstore for donating ad space; Warren A. Hunt, Jr. & Computational Logic, Inc. for their continued donations & support; to Cygnus Solutions for helping the GNU Project in many ways.

Thanks to all who have contributed ports and extensions, as well as all who have sent in other source code, documentation, and good bug reports.

Thanks to all those who sent money and offered other kinds of help.

Thanks to all those who support us by ordering T-shirts, manuals, reference cards, distribution CD-ROMs, proceedings, and Deluxe Distributions.

Thanks to all those mentioned elsewhere in this and past Bulletins.

The creation of this Bulletin is our way of thanking all who have expressed interest in what we are doing.

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