20.16 How to Obtain TeX

TeX is freely redistributable. You can obtain TeX for Unix systems via anonymous ftp or on physical media. The core material consists of the Web2c TeX distribution (http://tug.org/web2c).

Instructions for retrieval by anonymous ftp and information on other available distributions: http://tug.org/unixtex.ftp.

The Free Software Foundation provides a core distribution on its Source Code CD-ROM suitable for printing Texinfo manuals. To order it, contact:

     Free Software Foundation, Inc.
     59 Temple Place Suite 330
     Boston, MA   02111-1307
     USA
     Telephone: +1-617-542-5942
     Fax: (including Japan) +1-617-542-2652
     Free Dial Fax (in Japan):
           0031-13-2473 (KDD)
           0066-3382-0158 (IDC)
     Electronic mail: gnu@gnu.org

Many other TeX distributions are available; see http://tug.org/.