org-mode/README

This is a distribution of Org, a plain text notes and project planning
tool for Emacs.

Check the [[https://orgmode.org][homepage of Org]] and the [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation][installations instructions]].

* Contents of this distribution

- README :: This file.

- COPYING :: The GNU General Public License.

- Makefile :: The makefile to compile and install Org.  For
  installation instructions, see the manual or [[https://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-build-system.html][the more detailed
  procedure on Worg]].
  
- mk/ :: Files needed for building Org.

- lisp/ :: Directory with all the Emacs Lisp files that make up Org.

- doc/ :: The documentation files.  org.texi is the source of the
  documentation, org.html and org.pdf are formatted versions of it.

- etc/ :: Files needed for the ODT exporter.

- testing/ :: Testing suite for Org.

- request-assign-future.txt :: The form that contributors have to sign
  and get processed with the FSF before contributed changes can be
  integrated into the Org core.  All files in this distribution have
  copyright assigned to the FSF.

* Join the GNU Project

Org is part of GNU Emacs.

GNU Emacs is part of the GNU Operating System, developed by the GNU
Project.  To learn more about Free (libre) Software, you can read this
page: https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

If you are the author of an awesome program and want to join us in
writing Free (libre) Software, please consider making it an official
GNU program and become a GNU Maintainer.  You can find instructions 
on how to do this here: http://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation

* License

Org-mode is published under [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html][the GNU GPLv3 license]] or any later
version, the same as GNU Emacs.  See the COPYING file in this
directory.