@comment -*-texinfo-*-
@comment Id: README_ftp.texi,v 1.1 2003/08/08 14:27:06 pertusus Exp $
@c FILE: README_download.texi
@c PURPOSE: This should reside as README file in the main directory of the
@c          Singular ftp site.

@ifclear VERSION
@include version.texi
@end ifclear


@majorheading Welcome to the Main FTP site of SINGULAR

@sc{Singular} is a Computer Algebra system for polynomial computations
with special emphasis on the needs of commutative algebra, algebraic
geometry, singularity theory and polynomial system solving. For a more
detailed overview of 
@sc{Singular}, see 
@display
@uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/Overview/}
@end display

@sc{Singular} is developed on UNIX systems (Linux and HPUX).
Moreover, there exist ports to FreeBSD, SunOS, IRIX, AIX, 
and Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP.
If your operating system is not in this list you may try to port
@sc{Singular} to your platform
(see @uref{http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/ftp/pub/Math/Singular/src/README.html})

@macro nref{name,url}
@ifhtml
@item @uref{\url\,,\name\}
@end ifhtml
@ifinfo
@item @code{\name\}
@end ifinfo
@end macro

In this directory you find the following files:
@table @asis
@nref{NEWS, NEWS.html}
news and changes of this version
@nref{COPYING, COPYING.html}
license information for @sc{Singular}
@nref{INSTALL_unix, INSTALL_unix.html}
Unix installation instructions
@nref{INSTALL_win, INSTALL_win.html}
Windows installation instructions
@item @code{Singular-@value{VERSION}-share.tar.gz}
@sc{Singular} distribution archive which contains architecture
independent data like documentation and libraries.
@item @code{Singular-@value{VERSION}-<uname>}.tar.gz
@sc{Singular} distribution archives which contain architecture dependent
executables, like the @sc{Singular} program.
@end table

@include README_download.texi

@heading More information about @sc{Singular}: Comments, Questions, Bug Reports

More and up-to-date information about @sc{Singular} is always available
from
@display
@uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/}.
@end display
We very much welcome any comments, questions, and bug reports,
especially comments about our new version. Please
contact us at
@display
@email{singular@@mathematik.uni-kl.de}.
@end display

GOOD LUCK and ENJOY!                         
Your @sc{Singular} team.

