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+This is the GNU groff document formatting system.  The version number
+is given in the file VERSION.
+
+Included in this release are implementations of troff, pic, eqn, tbl,
+refer, the -man macros and the -ms macros, and drivers for PostScript,
+TeX dvi format, HP LaserJet 4 printers, HTML format (still alpha), and
+typewriter-like devices.  Also included is a modified version of the
+Berkeley -me macros, an enhanced version of the X11 xditview
+previewer, and an implementation of the -mm macros contributed by
+Joergen Haegg (jh@axis.se).
+
+See the file INSTALL for installation instructions.  You will require
+a C++ compiler.
+
+The file NEWS describes recent user-visible changes to groff.
+
+Groff is free software.  See the file COPYING for copying permission.
+
+The file PROBLEMS describes various problems that have been
+encountered in compiling, installing, and running groff.
+
+For the moment, the documentation assumes that you are already
+familiar with the Unix versions of troff, -man, -ms and the
+preprocessors.
+
+The most recent released version of groff is always available by
+anonymous ftp from ftp.gnu.org in the directory pub/gnu/groff.
+
+A CVS repository is now available, containing the current development
+version of groff.  You can access it with the commands
+
+  export CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.ffii.org:/var/cvs
+  cvs login
+  cvs -z9 co groff
+
+(if the prompt for the password appears, just press the enter key).
+After a successful login you no longer need the first two commands; an
+update of a checked out repository should be done with
+
+  cvs -z9 update -d
+
+Please read the info pages of cvs for further details.
+
+Alternatively, you can download snapshots (which are updated twice a
+day) from
+
+  ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-current.tar.gz
+
+or a diff file relative to the latest official groff release as
+
+  ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-<version>-current.diff.gz
+
+Assuming that groff-<version>.tar.gz and
+groff-<version>-current.diff.gz are in the same directory, do the
+following to apply the diff file:
+
+  tar xzvf groff-<version>.tar.gz
+  cd groff-<version>
+  gunzip -c ../groff-<version>-current.diff.gz | patch -p1
+
+Please report bugs using the form in the file BUG-REPORT; the idea of
+this is to make sure that FSF has all the information it needs to fix
+the bug.  At the very least, read the BUG-REPORT form and make sure
+that you supply all the information that it asks for.  Even if you are
+not sure that something is a bug, report it using BUG-REPORT: this
+will enable us to determine whether it really is a bug or not.
+
+Three mailing lists are available:
+
+  bug-groff@gnu.org          for reporting bugs
+  groff@gnu.org              for general discussion of groff
+  groff-commit@ffii.org      a read-only list showing logs of
+                             commitments to the CVS repository
+
+Note that groff@gnu.org is an alias for groff@ffii.org; you must be
+subscribed to the `groff' and `groff-commit' lists to send mails.
+
+To subscribe, send a mail to <list>-request@<domain> (example:
+groff-request@ffii.org) with the word `subscribe' in either the
+subject or body of the email (don't include the quotes).
+
+GNU groff was written by James Clark <jjc@jclark.com>.  It is now
+maintained by Ted Harding <ted.harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk> and Werner
+Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>.