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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/plain/impatient/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/plain/impatient/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..07dee675182 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/plain/impatient/README @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +This is the README file for version 1.0 of the free edition of the book +TeX for the Impatient, released under the GNU Free Documentation License. +(This README file itself is public domain.) + +Primary distribution point: + ftp://tug.org/tex/impatient +It is also available from http://mirror.ctan.org/info/impatient/. + +Information about the free edition is included at the end of the preface +and on the copyright page. + +We'd be interested in hearing about any projects undertaken with this +material. See errata.future for some relatively small ideas for +enhancements. + +TeX for the Impatient is also a GNU project, and the development +sources, contact information, and other project details are available at +http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/teximpatient. + +TeX for the Impatient has been (independently!) translated into a wikibook: +http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX_for_the_Impatient + + +Some random thoughts for people thinking of working with the source: + +- You may want to translate the source into some more standard format; we +used many homegrown macros to make typing and markup easier. + +- You may want to redo the index creation to use makeindex or some +other standard program, instead of our homegrown Icon programs (included +in the distribution, for what it's worth). Until the index can be +easily regenerated, the page breaks can't change without the index +becoming useless. + +- Printing the GFDL required many kludges, a true Eplain-compatible +version is needed (which in turn would require using the current eplain +to print the book). + + +Happy (and quick) TeXing! |