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+from introduction/about.txt:
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+  Eiffel is a systematic approach to the construction of quality software,
+  including a language, a method, libraries, and development environments. 
+
+  The language was designed in 1985 by Bertrand Meyer of ISE. The current
+  language version is Eiffel 3, described in detail in Meyer's book "Eiffel:
+  The Language" (Prentice Hall, 1992). Many other books are available on the
+  language and the method. The language is non-proprietary. 
+
+  The aim of Eiffel is to improve the quality of software systems and the
+  productivity of the development process. It particularly promotes the
+  production of software that has the following qualities: reliability
+  (absence of bugs) extendibility (ease of change) reusability (reliance of
+  libraries of packaged components) and portability (adaptability on many
+  platforms with full source compatibility). Eiffel also makes it possible
+  to produce compilers, such as ISE's, which generate extremely efficient
+  code. 
+
+More docs are in ``${PREFIX}/eiffel/doc'' and ``${PREFIX}/eiffel/introduction''
+Some examples are in ``${PREFIX}/eiffel/examples''.
+
+eric.
+--
+erich@rrnet.com