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1.1     ! maekawa     1: This is PARI/GP, version 2.0.x.beta (*).
        !             2:
        !             3: The `beta' status means that a substantial amount of testing has been done,
        !             4: but bugs might still be lurking in the code and the documentation might not
        !             5: be absolutely accurate. Apart from this word of caution, we believe this
        !             6: version is stable enough to be released for public use and for site-wide
        !             7: installations.
        !             8:
        !             9: It is important for you and for us that you try this new version and send us
        !            10: feedback, so than we can incorporate fixes and improvements into the
        !            11: forthcoming `release' version. As usual for bug reports, try to make them
        !            12: easily reproducible (using e.g. setrand(1)). Always include the GP header
        !            13: and, if relevant, the Configure log.
        !            14:
        !            15: Some binaries can be found at the address
        !            16:
        !            17:   ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari
        !            18:
        !            19: (*) Version numbers have the shape: MAJOR.MINOR.patchlevel.status. The status
        !            20: increases through {alpha, beta, release}. New features are introduced during
        !            21: the `alpha' phase, tested during `beta', and declared stable when `release'
        !            22: is reached. The MAJOR version number (currently 2) won't change for a while,
        !            23: the MINOR version number (0) increases when a new status cycle starts (as
        !            24: soon as a `release' version is out), and the patchlevel goes up each time we
        !            25: feel an upgrade is necessary (improvement, bugfix, ...). `Release' versions
        !            26: may be updated with further patchlevels if sufficiently important bugs need
        !            27: to be fixed before the next cycle reaches completion.
        !            28: ==========================================================================
        !            29:
        !            30: To get started, run TeX on the file INSTALL.tex and have a look at the dvi
        !            31: (extracted verbatim from Appendix A of the user manual). If you are in a
        !            32: hurry, look at INSTALL.DOC (ascii file). But a lot of information is missing
        !            33: there.
        !            34:
        !            35: Typing 'make doc' should typeset the PARI/GP user's manual, a tutorial and
        !            36: reference card in directory doc.
        !            37:
        !            38: See the files NEW and COMPAT for new features and incompatible changes
        !            39: respectively between 2.0 and older versions. See Changelog for (a terse
        !            40: description of) subsequent patches.
        !            41:
        !            42: The file README.DOS is specific to DOS, OS/2 and Windows users.
        !            43:
        !            44: For the adventurous:
        !            45: * If you want to check up-to-date, but possibly unstable, development
        !            46: versions of PARI/GP or do development work yourself, see the file CVS.DOC.
        !            47:
        !            48: * Directory Odos/ contains information to compile binaries on DOS-based
        !            49: systems (DOS, OS/2, Win3.1, Win95/98/NT/CE).
        !            50:
        !            51: Afterwards, you're on your own...
        !            52:
        !            53: ==========================================================================
        !            54:
        !            55: There are three mailing lists devoted to the PARI/GP package (run courtesy of
        !            56: Dan Bernstein), and most feedback should be directed to those. They are:
        !            57:
        !            58: - pari-announce: to announce major version changes. You can't write to this
        !            59: one, but you should probably subscribe.
        !            60:
        !            61: - pari-dev: for everything related to the development of PARI, including
        !            62: suggestions, technical questions, bug reports or patch submissions.
        !            63:
        !            64: - pari-users: for everything else.
        !            65:
        !            66: To subscribe, send empty messages respectively to
        !            67:
        !            68:    pari-announce-subscribe@list.cr.yp.to
        !            69:    pari-users-subscribe@list.cr.yp.to
        !            70:    pari-dev-subscribe@list.cr.yp.to
        !            71:
        !            72: If you are not a member of any of those lists and don't want to become
        !            73: one, you can write to us at
        !            74:
        !            75:   pari@math.u-bordeaux.fr
        !            76:
        !            77: At the very least, we will forward your mail to the lists above and correct
        !            78: faulty behaviour, if necessary. But we cannot promise you will get an
        !            79: individual answer.
        !            80:
        !            81: Last but not least, PARI home page (courtesy of Gerhard Niklasch) can be
        !            82: found at
        !            83:
        !            84:   http://hasse.mathematik.tu-muenchen.de/ntsw/pari/
        !            85:
        !            86:   Thanks for your support, and have fun !