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                           Release 4.8.6, 12-Nov-2016
  
  
                                 The GAP Group
  
  
  
  The GAP Group
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  [1XCopyright[101X
  [33X[0;0YCopyright  ©  (1987-2016)  for  the  core  part of the [5XGAP[105X system by the [5XGAP[105X
  Group.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YMost  parts  of this distribution, including the core part of the [5XGAP[105X system
  are  distributed  under  the  terms  of  the GNU General Public License, see
  [7Xhttp://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html[107X or the file [11XGPL[111X in the [11Xetc[111X directory of
  the [5XGAP[105X installation.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0YMore  detailed  information  about  copyright  and licenses of parts of this
  distribution  can  be found in Section [14X'Reference: Copyright and License'[114X of
  the [5XGAP[105X reference manual.[133X
  
  [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X  is  developed  over  a long time and has many authors and contributors.
  More  detailed  information  can be found in Section [14X'Reference: Authors and
  Maintainers'[114X of the [5XGAP[105X reference manual.[133X
  
  
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  [1XContents (changes)[101X
  
  1 [33X[0;0YPreface[133X
  2 [33X[0;0YChanges between [5XGAP[105X 4.7 and [5XGAP[105X 4.8[133X
    2.1 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.8.2 (February 2016)[133X
      2.1-1 [33X[0;0YChanges in the core [5XGAP[105X system introduced in [5XGAP[105X 4.8[133X
      2.1-2 [33X[0;0YNew and updated packages since [5XGAP[105X 4.7.8[133X
    2.2 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.8.3 (March 2016)[133X
      2.2-1 [33X[0;0YChanges in the core [5XGAP[105X system introduced in [5XGAP[105X 4.8.3[133X
    2.3 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.8.4 (June 2016)[133X
      2.3-1 [33X[0;0YChanges in the core [5XGAP[105X system introduced in [5XGAP[105X 4.8.4[133X
    2.4 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.8.5 (September 2016)[133X
      2.4-1 [33X[0;0YChanges in the core [5XGAP[105X system introduced in [5XGAP[105X 4.8.5[133X
    2.5 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.8.6 (November 2016)[133X
      2.5-1 [33X[0;0YChanges in the core [5XGAP[105X system introduced in [5XGAP[105X 4.8.6[133X
  3 [33X[0;0YChanges between [5XGAP[105X 4.6 and [5XGAP[105X 4.7[133X
    3.1 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.7.2 (December 2013)[133X
      3.1-1 [33X[0;0YChanges in the core [5XGAP[105X system introduced in [5XGAP[105X 4.7[133X
      3.1-2 [33X[0;0YNew and updated packages since [5XGAP[105X 4.6.5[133X
    3.2 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.7.3 (February 2014)[133X
    3.3 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.7.4 (February 2014)[133X
    3.4 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.7.5 (May 2014)[133X
    3.5 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.7.6 (November 2014)[133X
    3.6 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.7.7 (February 2015)[133X
    3.7 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.7.8 (June 2015)[133X
  4 [33X[0;0YChanges between [5XGAP[105X 4.5 and [5XGAP[105X 4.6[133X
    4.1 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.6.2 (February 2013)[133X
      4.1-1 [33X[0;0YChanges in the core [5XGAP[105X system introduced in [5XGAP[105X 4.6[133X
      4.1-2 [33X[0;0YNew and updated packages since [5XGAP[105X 4.5.4[133X
    4.2 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.6.3 (March 2013)[133X
    4.3 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.6.4 (April 2013)[133X
    4.4 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.6.5 (July 2013)[133X
  5 [33X[0;0YChanges between [5XGAP[105X 4.4 and [5XGAP[105X 4.5[133X
    5.1 [33X[0;0YChanges in the core [5XGAP[105X system introduced in [5XGAP[105X 4.5[133X
      5.1-1 [33X[0;0YImproved functionality[133X
      5.1-2 [33X[0;0YChanges in distribution formats[133X
      5.1-3 [33X[0;0YImprovements to the user interface[133X
      5.1-4 [33X[0;0YBetter documentation[133X
    5.2 [33X[0;0YPackages in [5XGAP[105X 4.5[133X
      5.2-1 [33X[0;0YInterface between the core system and packages[133X
      5.2-2 [33X[0;0YNew and updated packages since [5XGAP[105X 4.4.12[133X
    5.3 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.5.5 (July 2012)[133X
    5.4 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.5.6 (September 2012)[133X
    5.5 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.5.7 (December 2012)[133X
  6 [33X[0;0YOverview of updates for [5XGAP[105X 4.4[133X
    6.1 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Bugfix 2 (April 2004)[133X
    6.2 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Bugfix 3 (May 2004)[133X
    6.3 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Bugfix 4 (December 2004)[133X
    6.4 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Update 5 (May 2005)[133X
    6.5 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Update 6 (September 2005)[133X
    6.6 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Update 7 (March 2006)[133X
    6.7 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Update 8 (September 2006)[133X
    6.8 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Update 9 (November 2006)[133X
    6.9 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Update 10 (October 2007)[133X
    6.10 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Update 11 (December 2008)[133X
    6.11 [33X[0;0Y[5XGAP[105X 4.4 Update 12 (December 2008)[133X
  7 [33X[0;0YChanges from Earlier Versions[133X
    7.1 [33X[0;0YChanges between [5XGAP[105X 4.3 and [5XGAP[105X 4.4[133X
      7.1-1 [33X[0;0YPotentially Incompatible Changes[133X
      7.1-2 [33X[0;0YNew Packages[133X
      7.1-3 [33X[0;0YPerformance Enhancements[133X
      7.1-4 [33X[0;0YNew Programming and User Features[133X
    7.2 [33X[0;0YEarlier Changes[133X
  
  
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