AsciiDoc README File
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Prerequisites
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AsciiDoc is written in Python so you need a Python interpreter
(version 2.3 or later) to execute asciidoc(1). Python is installed by
default in most Linux distributions.  You can download Python from the
official Python website http://www.python.org[].


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


Tools
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Current AsciiDoc version tested with:

- Python 2.4.1.
- DocBook XSL Stylesheets 1.69.1 (with AsciiDoc drivers and patches).
- xsltproc (libxml 20617, libxslt 10112 and libexslt 810).
- FOP 0.20.5.
- Browsers: Firefox 1.0.4, Opera 8.0, IE6 SP2  and Konqueror 3.4.0.


COPYING
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Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Stuart Rackham. Free use of this software
is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).