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diff --git a/contrib/texinfo/info/README b/contrib/texinfo/info/README deleted file mode 100644 index d8f1ab624d844..0000000000000 --- a/contrib/texinfo/info/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -The file NEWS contains information about what has changed since the last -release. - -The file ../INSTALL contains instructions on how to install Info. - - -Info 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the original standalone Info I wrote in -1987, the first program I wrote for rms. That program was something like -my second Unix program ever, and my die-hard machine language coding habits -tended to show through. I found the original Info hard to read and -maintain, and thus decided to write this one. - -The rewrite consists of about 12,000 lines of code written in about 12 -days. I believe this version of Info to be in much better shape than the -original Info, and the only reason it is in Beta test is because of its -short life span. - -Info 2.0 is substantially different from its original standalone -predecessor. It appears almost identical to the GNU Emacs version, but has -the advantages of smaller size, ease of portability, and a built in library -which can be used in other programs (to get or display documentation from -Info files, for example). - -I eagerly await responses to this newer version of Info; comments on its -portability, ease of use and user interface, code quality, and general -usefulness are all of interest to me, and I will appreciate any comments -that you would care to make. - -A full listing of the commands available in Info can be gotten by typing -`?' while within an Info window. This produces a node in a window which -can be viewed just like any Info node. - -Please send your comments, bug reports, and suggestions to - - bug-texinfo@prep.ai.mit.edu - ---Brian Fox <bfox@ai.mit.edu> |