WELCOME TO THE HOME FTP SITE OF SINGULAR -- A COMPUTER ALGEBRA SYSTEM FOR
		       POLYNOMIAL COMPUTATIONS

ANNOUNCING SINGULAR VERSION <x.y.z>:
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Singular <x.y.z> is now available. It is a minor upgrade from Singular
version 1.2.2 and contains mainly bug fixes. Furthermore, the download 
procedure has changed a bit.


THIS DIRECTORY CONTAINS:
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Singular-<x.y.z>-share.[tar.gz,zip,sea.hqx]
        -- architecture independent files of Singular distribution
Singular-<x.y.z>-<uname>.[tar.gz,zip,sea.hqx]
        -- architecture dependent files of Singular distribution
INSTALL.[unix,win,mac]  Detailed downloading and installation instructions 
COPYING			License information on Singular
README.general          General information on Singular
utils/			Directory containing various utilities
			(info, unzip, termcap, dynamic libraries, etc)
doc/			Directory containing Singular documentation
Attic/			Directory containing old versions of Singular


DOWNLOAD:
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(1) Download two files:
        One of      `Singular-<x.y.z>-share.[tar.gz,zip,sea.hqx]'
        AND, one of `Singular-<x.y.z>-<uname>.[tar.gz,zip,sea.hqx]'
    where <uname> is a description of your hardware and
    operating system. 

(2) Unpack them at the same place and follow the instructions
    contained in the `INSTALL' file of the architecture dependent
    distribution.

(3) In case of any trouble, consult the architecture dependent INSTALL
    file which is also available in this directory as
    INSTALL.[unix,win,mac]. 
      

LICENSING:
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Please see the file COPYING contained in this directory for license
information on Singular. In particular, notice that we only grant you
permission to use Singular if you have registered yourself as a
Singular user by sending an email to <singular@mathematik.uni-kl.de>
with the subject line (or, mail body) `register'.


MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SINGULAR: COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, BUG REPORTS
=================================================================
More and up-to-date information about Singular is always available
from 
	   http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~zca/Singular
We very much welcome any comments, questions, and bug reports. Please
contact us at  
		    singular@mathematik.uni-kl.de


GOOD LUCK and ENJOY!                         Your Singular team.