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@PP
Lout is distributed free of charge under the GNU Public License. The
gnu. @Index { GNU Public License }
-primary source is directory
+primary source is
@ID @Code "ftp://ftp.it.usyd.edu.au/jeff/lout"
-containing a gzipped tar file of the current version
-(currently {@Code "lout-3.39.tar.gz"}), and various other things including
-a PostScript version of this guide. The distribution contains source code,
-libraries, documentation, license, and installation instructions.
+containing a gzipped tar file of the current version, and various
+other things including a PostScript version of this guide. The
+distribution contains source code, libraries, documentation,
+license, and installation instructions.
@PP
A mailing list has been set up for discussion of all topics related to
Lout. To subscribe (or unsubscribe), visit
@ID @Code "http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lout-users"
After subscribing, to post an item send email to
{@Code "lout-users@nongnu.org"}; it will be forwarded to all
-subscribers via email. There is also a Lout web
-site at {@Code "http://lout.wiki.sourceforge.net/"}.
+subscribers via email. There is also a web
+site at {@Code "http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/lout"}.
@PP
Lout began in 1984 as a research project into the design of a high-level
language for document formatting. At that time my name for the subject
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Scribe system @Cite { $reid1980scribe }. That
scribe. @RawIndex { Scribe }
scribe.influence @SubIndex { influence on Lout }
reid.b @Index { Reid, Brian K. }
-research phase ended in October 1991 with the first public release of Lout.
+research phase ended in October 1991 with the first public release.
@PP
Since then the system has been steadily improved and extended. Optimal
paragraph breaking and automatic hyphenation were copied from Donald