\title{The \LaTeX3 Project Fund}
\author[]{Frank Mittelbach, Chris Rowley (for \LaTeX3 team)\\
Alan Hoenig (\LaTeX3 Liaison for TUG)}

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The \LaTeX3 project team is a small group of volunteers whose aim is
to produce a major new document processing system based on the
principles pioneered by Leslie Lamport in the current \LaTeX.
It will remain in the public domain and it will be fully documented at
all levels.

A report of the activities of the \LaTeX3 project team during 1993
will appear (or has recently appeared) in \TeX{} and TUG News.
The major developments during the year have been directed at the
release of \LaTeXe{}.  This is the new standard version of \LaTeX{}
which consolidates \LaTeX~2.09 (the current version), incorporating an
enhanced version of the new font selection scheme; it is thus
intermediate between \LaTeX~2.09 and \LaTeX3.

Pubic domain software is not free software.  Although no money goes
towards salaries there are many necessities which do need financing:
examples are new or enhanced computing equipment and travel to team meetings
(the volunteers come from many different countries so getting together
occasionally is a non-trivial exercise).

This is why we are continuing our annual appeal to you for
contributions to the fund.  Any sum will be much appreciated; the
amount need not be large, the pounds (or ECUs or dollars) quickly add up
to very useful amounts.  Contributions of suitable equipment will also
be of great value.

Many thanks to all of you who have contributed in the past and thanks
in advance for your generosity this year.


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