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                           teTeX 1.0
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This is the announce of teTeX-1.0, a TeX distribution for UNIX systems
(support for win32 systems will be added, too).

This release is now called 1.0, because all extensions of previous
versions (e.g. make TeX use ls-R etc.) have become official part of the
web2c and kpathsea distribution and no longer require special patches.
Additionally, temporary hacks which required GNU utils (GNU make, gcc,
flex) could be removed and replaced by portable solutions.

Compared to previous versions, this release has many advantages for
perparing documents for the web, due to improved/added programs. pdf
files with hyperlinks and thumbnails can be created either by using
dvips and ps2pdf/distiller or more directly by using pdftex. Postscript
with resolution-independant fonts can be generated due to the included
postscript type 1 fonts.

At the moment, only the sources are available. At a later time, I
will add:
  - an install program which allows to select sub-packages
  - binaries for various UNIX platforms

If you prefer the simple script driven installation, just wait until
this is released.

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  News in release 1.0:
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- updated programs: web2c 7.3.1, xdvik 22.05-k, dvips(k) 5.86, dviljk 2.6p2,
  texinfo 3.12. xdvik and dvipsk are now hypertex aware. The new
  kpathsea library allows to have a ls-R file in each texmf tree. TeX
  and friends now support true 8bit reading/writing by means of the
  TCX extension.  Some arrays which had a fixed size in TeX+friends now
  increase dynamically, others can read their size from a config file
  (which means that they can be enlarged without recompilation).
- added programs: pdftex 0.13d, e-TeX 2.1, Omega 1.8
- ConTeXt added
- Postscript type 1 font versions: Computer Modern, AMS fonts, 35 base
  laserwriter fonts, Polish and Cyrillic variants of CM and others
- much improved index file for the documentation tree (newhelpindex.html)
- metrics for Y&Y's commercial mathtime and lucida bright fonts are
  included, which greatly simplifies using these fonts

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  Main features of teTeX:
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- Main program packages: web2c, pdfTeX, e-TeX, Omega, xdvi, dvips, dvilj,
  ps2pk, makeinfo, texinfo, texconfig
- TDS (TeX Directory Structure) compliant large support tree
  with fonts / macros
- run-time configuration files for dvi-drivers and tex+friends
- very easy to install and customize (install.sh and texconfig utility)
- documentation for all packages included
- automatic font generation with support for read-only inputs tree
  (i.e. possibility to use alternate destination for newly created fonts)
- ready for a multi-platform setup
- fast file searching
- ready for producing resolution independent (bitmap free) postscript or
  pdf documents
- the whole distribution can be installed anywhere in the
  filesystem (e.g. /usr/TeX or /usr/local/tex). You do not
  need to set any environment variable as long as you keep
  the original structure of the package.
- mailing lists
    for discussion:    tetex@informatik.uni-hannover.de
    for announcements: tetex-announce@informatik.uni-hannover.de

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  Getting teTeX-1.0:
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  The primary site is in Germany:
    ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de:/pub/comp/tex/teTeX/1.0

  Mirror sites:
    ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/1.0/distrib
    ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/1.0/distrib
    ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/1.0/distrib
    ftp://lh116.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/teTeX/1.0/distrib
    ftp://ftp.duke.edu/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/1.0/distrib
    ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/tex/ctan/systems/unix/teTeX/1.0/distrib

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  The files:
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  sources of the programs (required):
    ==> sources/teTeX-src-1.0.tar.gz

  support tree with fonts / macros (required):
    ==> sources/teTeX-texmf-1.0.tar.gz

  sources for parts of the texmf tarball (optional):
    ==> sources/teTeX-texmfsrc-1.0.tar.gz

  The installation instructions are included in the teTeX-src-1.0.tar.gz
  archive as files INSTALL (complete instructions) and QuickInstall
  (short version). teTeX can be redistributed under the terms defined
  in the file sources/LICENSE.

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  Documentation:
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  The teTeX-texmf-1.0.tar.gz archive contains a large directory tree
  which contains a lot of documentation about teTeX and the packages
  it includes.  For a start, please look at
    doc/tetex/TETEXDOC.{ps,pdf,dvi}
  and
    doc/index.html

Have fun!

June, 1999. Thomas Esser