1: This is the README file for the GNU Hello distribution.
    2: Hello prints a friendly greeting.  It also serves as a sample GNU
    3: package, showing practices that may be useful for GNU projects.
    4: 
    5:   Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
    6:   2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    7: 
    8:   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
    9:   are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
   10:   notice and this notice are preserved.
   11: 
   12: See the files ./INSTALL* for building and installation instructions.
   13: 
   14: Primary distribution point: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hello/
   15:  (list of mirrors: http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html)
   16: 
   17: Home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/
   18:  (list of mirrors: http://www.gnu.org/server/list-mirrors.html)
   19: 
   20: Mailing list: bug-hello@gnu.org
   21: - please use this list for all discussion: bug reports, enhancements, etc.
   22: - archived at: http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-hello
   23: - anyone is welcome to join the list; to do so, visit
   24:   http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hello
   25: - there is no corresponding newsgroup.
   26: 
   27: Bug reports:
   28:  Please include enough information for the maintainers to reproduce the
   29:  problem.  Generally speaking, that means:
   30: - the contents of any input files necessary to reproduce the bug
   31:   and command line invocations of the program(s) involved (crucial!).
   32: - a description of the problem and any samples of the erroneous output.
   33: - the version number of the program(s) involved (use --version).
   34: - hardware, operating system, and compiler versions (uname -a).
   35: - unusual options you gave to configure, if any (see config.status).
   36: - anything else that you think would be helpful.
   37: 
   38: Patches are most welcome; if possible, please make them with diff -c and
   39: include ChangeLog entries.
   40: 
   41: See README.dev for information on the Hello development environment --
   42: any interested parties are welcome.  If you're a programmer and wish to
   43: contribute, this should get you started.  If you're not a programmer,
   44: you can still make significant contributions by writing test cases,
   45: checking the documentation against the implementation, translating the
   46: program strings to other languages, etc.
   47: 
   48: The basic Hello algorithm was described by B.W. Kernighan and
   49: D.M. Ritchie.  The GNU implementation is an enhancement of the one
   50: published in that book, brought to you by the efforts of several people.
   51: Please see the ./AUTHORS file.
   52: 
   53: GNU Hello is free software.  See the file COPYING for copying conditions.