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• An Introduction to GCC by Brian J. Gough, foreword by Richard M. Stallman. (ISBN 0-9541617-9-3) $19.95 (£12.95) This manual provides a tutorial introduction to the GNU C and C++ compilers, gcc and g++. Many books teach the C and C++ languages, but this book explains how to use the compiler itself. Based on years of observation of questions posted on mailing lists, it guides the reader straight to the important options of GCC. Concisely written, with numerous easy-to-follow "Hello World" examples, this book features a special foreword by Richard M. Stallman, principal developer of GCC and founder of the GNU Project.

• GNU Octave Manual by John W. Eaton (ISBN 0-9541617-2-6) $29.99 (£19.99) This manual is the definitive guide to GNU Octave, an interactive environment for numerical computation with matrices and vectors. For each copy sold $1 is donated to the GNU Octave Development Fund.

• An Introduction to R by W.N. Venables, D.M. Smith and the R Development Core Team (ISBN 0-9541617-4-2) $19.95 (£12.95) This tutorial manual provides a comprehensive introduction to GNU R, a free software package for statistical computing and graphics.

• The R Reference Manual--Base Package (Volume 1) by the R Development Core Team (ISBN 0-9546120-0-0) $69.95 (£39.95) This manual is the first volume of the complete reference manual for the base package of GNU R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. The main commands of the base package of R are described in this volume, while the other functions (such as graphics) are described in volume two. For each set of manuals sold (volumes 1 & 2), $10 is donated to the R Foundation.

• The R Reference Manual--Base Package (Volume 2) by the R Development Core Team (ISBN 0-9546120-1-9) $69.95 (£39.95) This manual is the second volume of the complete reference manual for the base package of GNU R. The commands for graphics, mathematics, distributions and random numbers, models, time-series and datasets are described in this volume.

• Comparing and Merging Files with GNU diff and patch by David MacKenzie, Paul Eggert, and Richard Stallman (ISBN 0-9541617-5-0) $19.95 (£12.95) This manual describes how to compare and merge files using GNU diff and patch. It includes an extensive tutorial that guides the reader through all the options of the diff and patch commands. Later chapters cover powerful time-saving techniques such as automatic merging of divergent branches of a source tree. This is a printed copy of the official GNU diffutils manual. It documents all the diffutils programs (diff, cmp, sdiff, diff3), plus GNU patch. For each copy of this manual sold, $1 is donated to the Free Software Foundation.

• Version Management with CVS by Per Cederqvist et al. (ISBN 0-9541617-1-8) $29.95 (£19.95) This manual describes how to use CVS, the concurrent versioning system--one of the most widely-used source-code management systems available today. The manual provides tutorial examples for new users of CVS, as well as the definitive reference documentation for every CVS command and configuration option.

• GNU Bash Reference Manual by Chet Ramey and Brian Fox (ISBN 0-9541617-7-7) $29.95 (£19.95) This manual is the definitive reference for GNU Bash, the standard GNU command-line interpreter. GNU Bash is a complete implementation of the POSIX.2 Bourne shell specification, with additional features from the C-shell and Korn shell. For each copy of this manual sold, $1 is donated to the Free Software Foundation.

• An Introduction to Python by Guido van Rossum and Fred L. Drake, Jr. (ISBN 0-9541617-6-9) $19.95 (£12.95) This tutorial provides an introduction to Python, an easy to learn object oriented programming language. For each copy of this manual sold, $1 is donated to the Python Software Foundation.

• Python Language Reference Manual by Guido van Rossum and Fred L. Drake, Jr. (ISBN 0-9541617-8-5) $19.95 (£12.95) This manual is the official reference for the Python language itself. It describes the syntax of Python and its built-in datatypes in depth, This manual is suitable for readers who need to be familiar with the details and rules of the Python language and its object system. For each copy of this manual sold, $1 is donated to the Python Software Foundation.

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