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+$Id: MAINT,v 1.4 2000/04/11 02:43:51 christos Exp $
+
+Maintenance notes:
+
+I am continuing to maintain the file command. I welcome your help,
+but to make my life easier I'd like to request the following:
+
+- Don't change the version numbers!
+
+If your changes are extensive, I will have to work hard to 
+integrate them into my version.  If you check it into SCCS locally,
+the version numbers will likely be kept. IF you check it into RCS
+or CVS locally, please use -k to keep the version numbers, and
+please use branch deltas (1.21.1, 1.21.2, ...).  If you don't do
+this, I will likely be unable to use your changes; life's just too
+short.
+
+- Do not distribute changed versions.
+
+People trying to be helpful occasionally put up their hacked versions
+of the file command for FTP, then the "archie" server finds and publishes
+the hacked version, and people all over the world get copies of it.
+Within a day or two I am getting email from around the world
+asking me why "my" file command won't compile!!! Needless to say this
+detracts from the limited time I have available to work on the actual
+software.  Therefore I ask you again to please NOT distribute
+your changed version.
+
+
+Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.
+
+Christos Zoulas
+christos@astron.com