@comment -*-texinfo-*- @comment $Id$ @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). Moreover, there exist ports to FreeBSD, SunOS, IRIX, AIX, and Windows NT/2K/XP. If your operating system is not in this list you may try to port @sc{Singular} to your platform (see @uref{ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/pub/Math/Singular/src/README}) @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}-}.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.