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@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ If you are willing to be a package maintainer, great. We urgently need
volunteers to prepare and maintain packages, because the priority of the volunteers to prepare and maintain packages, because the priority of the
Cygwin Team is Cygwin itself. Cygwin Team is Cygwin itself.
There will be a separate web page where all the details are documented, There's a Cygwin Contributor's Guide on the project web page available
but this is not prepared yet. Meanwhile, pore through the cygwin-apps here @file{http://cygwin.com/setup.html}, which details everything you'll
mailing archives (start at @file{http://cygwin.com/lists.html}), and need to know about being a package maintainer. If you need any extra
subscribe. Charles Wilson posted a short recipe of what's involved, help you can ask on cygwin-apps @emph{at} cygwin @emph{dot} com mailing
using texinfo as an example, list, or alternatively you can search the cygwin-apps archives
at @file{http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2000-11/msg00055.html}. This (start at @file{http://http://cygwin.com/lists.html}), as your question
may well have been asked before. Charles Wilson posted a short recipe
of what's involved, using texinfo as an example, available at
@file{http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2000-11/msg00055.html}. This
should give you an idea of what is required. should give you an idea of what is required.
You should announce your intentions to the general cygwin list, in case You should announce your intentions to the general cygwin list, in case

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and an API Reference at and an API Reference at
@file{http://cygwin.com/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html}. @file{http://cygwin.com/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html}.
There is an interesting paper about Cygwin from the 1998 USENIX Windows
NT Workshop Proceedings at
@file{http://cygwin.com/usenix-98/cygwin.html}.
You can find documentation for the individual GNU tools at You can find documentation for the individual GNU tools at
@file{http://www.fsf.org/manual/}. (You should read GNU manuals from a @file{http://www.fsf.org/manual/}. (You should read GNU manuals from a
local mirror, check @file{http://www.fsf.org/server/list-mirrors.html} local mirror, check @file{http://www.fsf.org/server/list-mirrors.html}

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@section Where can I get it? @section Where can I get it?
The main location for the Cygwin project is The home page for the Cygwin project is @file{http://cygwin.com/}.
@file{http://cygwin.com/}. There you should find There you should find everything you need for Cygwin, including links
everything you need for Cygwin, including links for download and setup, for download and setup, a current list of ftp mirror sites,
a current list of ftp mirror sites, a User's Guide, an API Reference, a User's Guide, an API Reference, mailing lists and archives, and
mailing lists and archives, and additional ported software. additional ported software.
You can find documentation for the individual GNU tools at You can find documentation for the individual GNU tools at
@file{http://www.fsf.org/manual/}. (You should read GNU manuals from a @file{http://www.fsf.org/manual/}. (You should read GNU manuals from a
local mirror. Check @file{http://www.fsf.org/server/list-mirrors.html} local mirror. Check @file{http://www.fsf.org/server/list-mirrors.html}
for a list of them.) for a list of them.)
@section Is it free software? @section Is it free software?
Yes. Parts are GNU software (gcc, gas, ld, etc...), parts are covered Yes. Parts are GNU software (gcc, gas, ld, etc...), parts are covered