This area contains software from the Free Software Foundation. Included
are Gnu C, Gnu C++ and a variety of other items. The subdirectories
[.VMS*...] contain Gnu C++ for VMS.
  Most items' sources are in compressed TAR savesets with extensions like
.TAZ or .TAR_Z or .TAR_LZW. All should be decompressed with COMPRESS (or
lzdcmp in -b mode, as a less desirable option) and de-tarred with a tar
reader. Several tar format readers for VMS are in the tools subdirectory
of the index area.
   Some messages and files from the Gnu mailing lists are in ZOO archives
here to save space.
   The packing of the compressed savesets is done by the originators and
has been simply left alone by the tape editors. Many of the VMS items are
decompressed already. The VMS port of GCC was done by Angel Li (credit
where credit is due).
   These files represent only FSF items which are new since the Spring
1990 tapes.

  Contributed by Glenn Everhart