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1.1       noro        1: This is PARI/GP, version 2.2.x (*).
                      2:
                      3: PARI/GP Number Theory-oriented Computer Algebra System
                      4:         Copyright (C) 2000 The PARI Group, Bordeaux.
                      5:
                      6: ==========================================================================
                      7:
                      8: To get started, run TeX on the file INSTALL.tex and have a look at the dvi
                      9: (extracted verbatim from Appendix A of the user manual). If you are in a
                     10: hurry, look at INSTALL.txt (ascii file). But a lot of information is missing
                     11: there.
                     12:
                     13: Typing 'make doc' should typeset the PARI/GP user's manual, a tutorial and
                     14: reference card in directory doc.
                     15:
                     16: See the files NEW and COMPAT for new features and incompatible changes
                     17: respectively between 2.0 and older versions. See Changelog for (a terse
                     18: description of) subsequent patches.
                     19:
                     20: The file README.DOS is specific to DOS, OS/2 and Windows 3.1 users.
                     21: The file README.WIN is specific to Windows 3.2 (95/98/2000/NT) users.
                     22:
                     23: For the adventurous:
                     24: * If you want to check up-to-date, but possibly unstable, development
                     25: versions of PARI/GP or do development work yourself, see the file CVS.txt.
                     26:
                     27: * Directory Odos/ contains information to compile binaries on DOS-based
                     28: systems (DOS, OS/2, Win3.1, Win95/98/NT/CE).
                     29:
                     30: Afterwards, you're on your own...
                     31:
                     32: ==========================================================================
                     33:
                     34: There are three mailing lists devoted to the PARI/GP package (run courtesy of
                     35: Dan Bernstein), and most feedback should be directed to those. They are:
                     36:
                     37: - pari-announce: to announce major version changes. You can't write to this
                     38: one, but you should probably subscribe.
                     39:
                     40: - pari-dev: for everything related to the development of PARI, including
                     41: suggestions, technical questions, bug reports or patch submissions.
                     42:
                     43: - pari-users: for everything else.
                     44:
                     45: To subscribe, send empty messages respectively to
                     46:
                     47:    pari-announce-subscribe@list.cr.yp.to
                     48:    pari-users-subscribe@list.cr.yp.to
                     49:    pari-dev-subscribe@list.cr.yp.to
                     50:
                     51: If you are not a member of any of those lists and don't want to become
                     52: one, you can write to us at
                     53:
                     54:   pari@math.u-bordeaux.fr
                     55:
                     56: At the very least, we will forward your mail to the lists above and correct
                     57: faulty behaviour, if necessary. But we cannot promise you will get an
                     58: individual answer.
                     59:
                     60: Last but not least, PARI home page (courtesy of Gerhard Niklasch) can be
                     61: found at
                     62:
                     63:   http://www.parigp-home.de/
                     64:
                     65:   Thanks for your support, and have fun !
                     66:
                     67: ========================================================================
                     68:
                     69: PARI/GP is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
                     70: terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
                     71: Foundation. It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
                     72: ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER.
                     73:
                     74: Check the License for details. You should have received a copy of it, along
                     75: with the package; see the file 'COPYING'. If not, write to the Free Software
                     76: Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
                     77:
                     78:
                     79: (*) Version numbers have the shape: MAJOR.MINOR.patchlevel.status. The status
                     80: increases through {alpha, beta, release}. New features are introduced during
                     81: the `alpha' phase, tested during `beta', and declared stable when `release'
                     82: is reached. The MAJOR version number (currently 2) won't change for a while.
                     83: The MINOR version number (1) increases by 2 when a new status cycle starts (as
                     84: soon as a `release' version is out) [odd numbers are reserved for `released'
                     85: versions, even ones for alpha/beta phase]. The patchlevel goes up each time
                     86: we feel an upgrade is necessary (improvement, bugfix, ...). `Release'
                     87: versions may be updated with further patchlevels if sufficiently important
                     88: bugs need to be fixed before the next cycle reaches completion.