doc-pictex license et al. update (23dec11)

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--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/doc-pictex/Doc-PiCTeX.txt
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@@ -1,33 +1,51 @@
+
                     DOCUMENTATION for PiCTeX
 
 1. The macro file pictex.tex (or pictexwd.tex) contains a sober yet 
-comprehensive documentation. (Something similar holds for contributions 
-from other authors.)
+comprehensive documentation. 
+
+2. Michael Wichura presented a description in TUGboat 9 (2), 
+pp. 193-197 (1988), see 
+
+    http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb09-2/tb21wichura-pictex.pdf
+
+3. Michael Wichura's MANUAL -- today called `PiCTeX and Table Manual'
+ -- is distributed by PCTeX: 
 
-2. Michael Wichura presented a description in TUGboat 9 (2), pp. 193-197 
-(1988), see 
+    http://www.pctex.com/books.html
 
-      http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb09-2/tb21wichura-pictex.pdf
+4. Other overviews have been presented at least in Helmut Kopka's 
+GERMAN books on LaTeX extensions in the 1990s. [Lazy, I know.]
 
-3. Michael Wichura's MANUAL -- today called `PiCTeX and Table Manual' -- 
-is distributed by PCTeX: 
+5. Another GERMAN reference list, a quite RECENT one, is Uwe Siart's 
+PDF at
 
-      http://www.pctex.com/books.html
+    http://www.siart.de/typografie/pictex-referenz.pdf
 
-4. Other overviews have been presented at least in Helmut Kopka's GERMAN 
-books on LaTeX extensions in the 1990s. [Lazy, I know.]
+6. An early command summary has been Angus Duggan's PDF at 
 
-5. Another GERMAN reference list, a quite RECENT one, is Uwe Siart's PDF 
-on the web at
+    http://mirror.ctan.org/info/pictex/summary/pictexsum.pdf
 
-      http://www.siart.de/typografie/pictex-referenz.pdf
+7. Chapter 5 and Appendix E of the documentation for the MathsPIC 
+package (Perl version) 
 
-6. An early command summary has been Angus Duggan's PDF on the web at 
+    http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/mathspic/perl/mathsPICmanual.pdf
 
-      http://mirror.ctan.org/info/pictex/summary/pictexsum.pdf
+provide a nicely typeset summary of PiCTeX, of some of its commands, 
+and of files around PiCTeX available from the web; somewhat replacing 
+the present overview. MathsPIC provides a kind of front-end script 
+language for PiCTeX.
 
-7. You may like short descriptions of pictex including HINTS concerning 
-basic problems with PiCTeX 
+8. Similarly, Section 9.9 of the real book (also available as an 
+e-book)
+
+    Syropoulos A., Tsolomitis A. and Sofroniou N.: Digital Typography 
+    Using LaTeX. Springer, New York 2003, ISBN 978-0387952178
+
+has 10 pages presenting PiCTeX.
+
+9. You may like short descriptions of PiCTeX including HINTS 
+concerning basic problems with PiCTeX 
 
 -- in the TeX Catalogue: 
 
@@ -43,8 +61,9 @@ or in the TUG.org package information:
 
       http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=docpictex
 
-
 ______________________________________________________________________
-[This file by Uwe Lueck (the wrong author for an overview) 2008/08/15
-(based on web search 2008/02/15); add-ons/edits invited! To inform me 
-about lacunae etc.: http://contact-ednotes.sty.de.vu]
+Text by Uwe Lueck (non-expert) 2011/12/23, based on a web search 
+2008/02/15 and on messages from Dick Nickalls and Apostolos Syropoulos
+(authors of MathsPIC, 2008/2011). 
+Copyright 2008, 2011 Uwe Lueck, http://contact-ednotes.sty.de.vu. 
+You may freely use, modify and/or distribute this file.