diff --git a/README.cvs b/README.cvs
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-
-To download the latset full source by CVS, type
-
-cvs -d :pserver:YOUR_NAME@elap57.montefiore.ulg.ac.be:/usr/users57/cvs-master COMMAND
-
-where YOUR_NAME is your username on elap57.montefiore.ulg.ac.be, and where COMMAND is
-first 'login' (you will be prompted for a password), and then 'checkout gmsh'. When
-this is done, you can use 'logout' to exit.
-
-To update your local version, type
-
-cvs update -dP
-
-To submit your changes, type
-
-cvs commit
-
diff --git a/README.devel b/README.devel
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-
-Some easy rules to make the code easy to read/debug/maintain:
-
-- please enable full warnings for your compiler (e.g. gcc -Wall)
-- always use Msg() to print information/errors/etc.
-- indent your files and, if working on Windows, suppress the tabs (untabify)
-
-
-How to add an option in the graphical user interface?
-
-1) Create the option in the Context_T class (Common/Context.h) if it's
-a classical option, or in the View class (Common/View.h) if it's a
-post-processing view-dependent option.
-
-2) In Common/DefaultOptions.h, give a name (for the parser to be able
-to access it), a reference to a handling routine (i.e. opt_XXX) and a
-default value for this option.
-
-3) Create the handling routine opt_XXX in Common/Options.cpp (and add
-the prototype in Common/Options.h).
-
-4) Create the associated widget in Fltk/GUI.cpp
-
-5) If no special callback is to be associated to the widget, add the
-handling routine opt_XXX to the OK callback for the corresponding
-option panel (in Fltk/Callbacks.cpp).
-
-6) That's it!
-
diff --git a/README.leaks b/README.leaks
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-* LIBNJAMD
-
-export LD_PRELOAD=libnjamd.so
-
- kill -USR1
-
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
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-$Id: README.txt,v 1.4 2001-02-26 08:08:17 geuzaine Exp $
-
-For Windows versions of Gmsh only:
-==================================
-
-1) About opengl32.dll:
-
-If a version of the OpenGL library opengl32.dll is already installed
-on your system, you should remove the version shipped with
-Gmsh. Failing to do so may result in an incorrect behaviour of Gmsh
-(the most common being the graphic window staying "transparent").
-
-2) About cygwin1.dll:
-
-If you plan to use other programs than Gmsh which depend on the
-cygwin1.dll library (e.g. GetDP, http://www.geuz.org/getdp/), you
-should keep only one version of the library on your system. For this
-purpose, you should move the file cygwin1.dll from this directory to
-the Windows system directory (usually C:\Windows\System\) and suppress
-all other versions of cygwin1.dll. Failing to do so may result in
-incorrect behaviour of applications sharing the library and running
-simultaneously.
-
-3) About configuration files:
-
-Gmsh saves session information and default options on disk. The
-directory in which these files are saved is (in that order) $HOME (if
-the HOME variable is defined, e.g. in your autoexec.bat file), $TEMP
-(if TEMP is defined) or $TMP (if TMP is defined). If none of these
-variables are defined, Gmsh will try to save/load its configuration
-files from the current working directory.
-
diff --git a/doc/CONTRIBUTORS b/doc/CONTRIBUTORS
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+$Id: CONTRIBUTORS,v 1.1 2001-03-04 16:27:07 geuzaine Exp $
+
+The Gmsh project is brought to you by
+
+    Jean-Fran�ois Remacle <remacle@scorec.rpi.edu>
+    Christophe Geuzaine <christophe.geuzaine@ulg.ac.be>
+
+Thanks to the following folks who made the Gmsh project possible.
+These folks have greatly contributed by sending patches, requests,
+warnings, and pleas for changes or improvements. Also, thanks to the
+many others who did not make it to the list, but whose contributions
+were, none the less, greatly appreciated. While attempts were made to
+be as complete as possible, it is inevitable that some contributors
+have been omitted. For that, please accept our humble appologies.
+
+Please remember, when reading through this list, that email addresses
+change.  Some shown below will be in excess of ten years old.  It is
+unlikely all the addresses shown below are deliverable.  Under no
+circustances should you attempt to contact these individuals.  Any
+email concerning the Gmsh project should be addressed to
+<gmsh@geuz.org>.
+
+    Beno�t Meys <>
+    Nicolas Mo�s <>
+    �ric Bechet <>
+    David Colignon <>
+    Marc Um� <>
+    Patrick Dular <>
+    Johan Gyselinck <>
+
+