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 The Isabelle System Distribution
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-Version information
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+See the NEWS file in the distribution for details on user-relevant
+changes.  The ANNOUNCE file recounts notable changes for the latest
+official release.
 
-This is some repository version of Isabelle.
-
-See the NEWS file in the distribution for details on user-relevant
-changes.
+The core of Isabelle is subject to a 3-clause BSD license, but add-on
+components have their own license schemes (similar to a Linux
+distribution).
 
 
 Installation