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 - the nglib_gmsh.cpp file replaces the original nglib/nglib.cpp file
 
 See the LICENSE file for license information
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-
-From NETGEN's documentation:
-
-What is NETGEN
-==============
-
-NETGEN is an automatic mesh generation tool for two and three
-dimensions. Netgen is open source under the conditions of the LGPL.
-It comes as stand alone programme with graphical user interface, or as
-C++ library to be linked into an other application.  Netgen is
-available for Unix/Linux and Windows 98/NT.  Netgen generates
-triangular or quadrilateral meshes in 2D, and tetrahedral meshes in
-3D. The input for 2D is described by spline curves, and the input for
-3D problems is either defined by constructive solid geometries (CSG)
-or by the standard STL file format.  NETGEN contains modules for mesh
-optimization and hierarchical mesh refinement. Curved elements are
-supported of arbitrary order.
-
-The history of NETGEN
-=====================
-
-The NETGEN project was started 1994 in the master's programme of
-Joachim Sch\"oberl, under supervision of Prof. Ulrich Langer, at the
-Department of Computational Mathematics and Optimization, University
-Linz, Austria.  Its further development was supported by the Austrian
-science Fund ``Fonds zur F\"orderung der wissenschaftlichen
-Forschung'' (http://www.fwf.ac.at) under projects P 10643-TEC and SFB
-1306.  The current home of Netgen is the Start project ``hp-FEM''
-(http://www.hpfem.jku.at) granted by the FWF.
-
-Special thanks go to
-- Robert Gaisbauer: High order curved elements
-- Hannes Gerstmayr: Meshing of STL geometry
-
-How to receive NETGEN
-=====================
-
-NETGEN is available from the WEB at http://www.hpfem.jku.at/netgen
-You find there source code releases for Linux/Unix/Windows, as well
-as compiled versions for Windows. You can use CVS access to receive
-the most up to date version.
-
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-
-From NETGEN's README.install file:
-
-Latest information is available from:
-http://www.sfb013.uni-linz.ac.at/~joachim/netgen
-
-People might have asked similar questions on
-https://www.sfb013.uni-linz.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/netgen
-(please note the s in https)