AsciiDoc README File

   version 8.2.7, 4 July 2008
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1. Prerequisites

   AsciiDoc is written in Python so you need a Python interpreter (version
   2.4 or later) to execute asciidoc(1). Python is installed by default in
   most Linux distributions. You can download Python from the official
   Python website [1]http://www.python.org.
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2. Obtaining AsciiDoc

   The latest AsciiDoc version and online documentation can be found at
   [2]http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/ and at the SourceForge
   [3]http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/.
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3. Tools

   Current AsciiDoc version tested on Xubuntu Linux 7.10 with:
     * Python 2.5.1
     * bash 3.2.25(1)
     * DocBook XSL Stylesheets 1.72.0 (with AsciiDoc drivers and patches).
     * xsltproc (libxml 20629, libxslt 10121 and libexslt 813).
     * lynx 2.8.5rel.1.
     * dblatex 0.2.8
     * FOP 0.95beta
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4. COPYING

   Copyright © 2002-2008 Stuart Rackham. Free use of this software is
   granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
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   Version 8.2.7
   Last updated 2008-07-04 23:26:27 NZDT

References

   1. http://www.python.org/
   2. http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/
   3. http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/