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-PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It
-is a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.
+PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data.  It is
+a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.

 
 

-PSPP development is ongoing. It already supports a large subset of
-SPSS's syntax.  Its statistical procedure support is currently
-limited, but growing.  At your option, PSPP will produce statistical
-reports in ASCII, PostScript, or HTML formats. 
+PSPP supports T-tests, ANOVA and GLM analyses, factor analysis,
+non-parametric tests, linear and logistic regression, clustering,
+and other statistical features.  PSPP produces statistical reports in
+plain text, PDF, PostScript, CSV, HTML, SVG, and OpenDocument formats.
+It can import data from OpenDocument, Gnumeric, text and SPSS formats.
+
+PSPP has both text-based and graphical user interfaces.  The PSPP
+user interface has been translated into a number of languages.

 
 Instructions for PSPP installation are in INSTALL, including a list of
 prerequisite packages and other PSPP-specific information.  Full
 
 Instructions for PSPP installation are in INSTALL, including a list of
 prerequisite packages and other PSPP-specific information.  Full

-documentation  on PSPP's language will be installed along with the
-programs. 
+documentation on PSPP's language is also included.

 
 For information on differences from previous versions, please see file
 
 For information on differences from previous versions, please see file

-NEWS.  
-          
+NEWS.
+

 Source code for the latest release of PSPP is available at
 Source code for the latest release of PSPP is available at

-ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/pspp/.  Older versions may be obtained from
+ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/pspp/.  Test releases are at

 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/pspp/.  Development sources are available
 at http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/pspp
 
 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/pspp/.  Development sources are available
 at http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/pspp
 


@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ The following miscellaneous notes apply to this release:
 
        * On a few operating systems, such as OpenBSD, some of the
           tests may fail with messages similar to: 'Warning: cannot
 
        * On a few operating systems, such as OpenBSD, some of the
           tests may fail with messages similar to: 'Warning: cannot

-          create a convertor for "646" to "UTF-8"'.  These test
+          create a converter for "646" to "UTF-8"'.  These test

           failures may safely be ignored.
 
 Questions and comments about using PSPP may be sent to pspp-users@gnu.org.
           failures may safely be ignored.
 
 Questions and comments about using PSPP may be sent to pspp-users@gnu.org.


@@ -32,6 +35,12 @@ or emailed to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org.  We prefer the web-based system
 because it makes it more difficult for us to lose track of bugs, but we
 are happy to hear from users through any means.
 
 because it makes it more difficult for us to lose track of bugs, but we
 are happy to hear from users through any means.
 

+The PSPP bug tracker and bug reporting mailing list are public.  To
+privately report a security vulnerability in GNU PSPP, please send
+your report to the closed mailing list pspp-security@gnu.org.  The
+PSPP developers will help you assess your report and fix problems
+prior to public disclosure.
+

 The long term goals for PSPP are ambitious.  We wish to provide the
 following support to users:
 
 The long term goals for PSPP are ambitious.  We wish to provide the
 following support to users:
 


@@ -46,14 +55,7 @@ following support to users:
           an "enhanced" mode in certain cases where PSPP can output
           better results that may surprise SPSS users.
 
           an "enhanced" mode in certain cases where PSPP can output
           better results that may surprise SPSS users.
 

-       * Friendly textual and graphical interfaces.  This release
-          includes the first version of PSPPIRE, the PSPP graphical
-          user interface.
-
-       * Attractive output, including graphs, in a variety of human-
-          and machine-readable formats.  PSPP currently produces
-          output in ASCII, PostScript, and HTML formats.  We will
-          enhance PSPP's output formatting in the future.
+       * Friendly textual and graphical interfaces.

 
        * Good documentation.  Currently the PSPP manual describes its
           language completely, but we would like to add information on
 
        * Good documentation.  Currently the PSPP manual describes its
           language completely, but we would like to add information on


@@ -88,3 +90,6 @@ following:
           statistical procedures is evolving quickly enough that a
           plug-in model does not make sense.  Over the long term, it
           may make sense to introduce plug-ins.
           statistical procedures is evolving quickly enough that a
           plug-in model does not make sense.  Over the long term, it
           may make sense to introduce plug-ins.

+
+For any copyright year range specified as YYYY-ZZZZ in this package note
+that the range specifies every single year in that closed interval.