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  1. @comment -*-texinfo-*-
  2. @comment Id: README_ftp.texi,v 1.1 2003/08/08 14:27:06 pertusus Exp $
  3. @c FILE: README_download.texi
  4. @c PURPOSE: This should reside as README file in the main directory of the
  5. @c Singular ftp site.
  6. @ifclear VERSION
  7. @include version.texi
  8. @end ifclear
  9. @majorheading Welcome to the Main FTP site of SINGULAR
  10. @sc{Singular} is a Computer Algebra system for polynomial computations
  11. with special emphasis on the needs of commutative algebra, algebraic
  12. geometry, singularity theory and polynomial system solving. For a more
  13. detailed overview of
  14. @sc{Singular}, see
  15. @display
  16. @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/Overview/}
  17. @end display
  18. @sc{Singular} is developed on UNIX systems (Linux and HPUX).
  19. Moreover, there exist ports to FreeBSD, SunOS, IRIX, AIX,
  20. and Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP.
  21. If your operating system is not in this list you may try to port
  22. @sc{Singular} to your platform
  23. (see @uref{http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/ftp/pub/Math/Singular/src/README.html})
  24. @macro nref{name,url}
  25. @ifhtml
  26. @item @uref{\url\,,\name\}
  27. @end ifhtml
  28. @ifinfo
  29. @item @code{\name\}
  30. @end ifinfo
  31. @end macro
  32. In this directory you find the following files:
  33. @table @asis
  34. @nref{NEWS, NEWS.html}
  35. news and changes of this version
  36. @nref{COPYING, COPYING.html}
  37. license information for @sc{Singular}
  38. @nref{INSTALL_unix, INSTALL_unix.html}
  39. Unix installation instructions
  40. @nref{INSTALL_win, INSTALL_win.html}
  41. Windows installation instructions
  42. @item @code{Singular-@value{VERSION}-share.tar.gz}
  43. @sc{Singular} distribution archive which contains architecture
  44. independent data like documentation and libraries.
  45. @item @code{Singular-@value{VERSION}-<uname>}.tar.gz
  46. @sc{Singular} distribution archives which contain architecture dependent
  47. executables, like the @sc{Singular} program.
  48. @end table
  49. @include README_download.texi
  50. @heading More information about @sc{Singular}: Comments, Questions, Bug Reports
  51. More and up-to-date information about @sc{Singular} is always available
  52. from
  53. @display
  54. @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/}.
  55. @end display
  56. We very much welcome any comments, questions, and bug reports,
  57. especially comments about our new version. Please
  58. contact us at
  59. @display
  60. @email{singular@@mathematik.uni-kl.de}.
  61. @end display
  62. GOOD LUCK and ENJOY!
  63. Your @sc{Singular} team.