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From: gjh@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Graham Higgins)
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Subject: Re: Tex/LaTeX & *.sty files..
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Date: 7 Feb 91 11:34:28 GMT
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++   oh, BTW: if i sounded too testy over software which is essentially free,
++   i apologise. nobody, including ME :-), should ever really complain about
++   something they don't have to pay for. 

No offence taken here, generally, one gets what one pays for.

++	   files in manifest (all upper case :-):
++	   README
++	   INSTALL	
++	   BUGS
++	   CHANGES
++	   XXX.MAN
++	   XXX.<section>
	
Seems like a sensible set 		
			

++   and post the readme or at least an except before the uuencoded archive
++   so recipients know whether they need or want this post. this goes for
++   things archived but not posted as well.

Sensible again.

Is this structure and process worth adopting as an informal standard? 

Comments, anyone?

++   back to TeX...

If you like, I'll email you the destructions which come with my TeX
distribution. 

Cheers,

Graham
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