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<h1>Commons-MATH v4.0-beta1.</h1>

<p>This is the 4.0-beta1 version of commons-math. It is available in both binary and source distributions.</p>


<p><font color="red" size="+2">Note:</font>
The tar files in the distribution use GNU tar extensions
and must be untarred with a GNU compatible version of tar. The version
of tar on Solaris and Mac OS X will not work with these files</p>

<a name="changes"><h2>Changes</h2></a>

<p>The changes in this release are detailed in the release notes.</p>

<p>Thank you for using <a href="http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-math/commons-math/">MATH</a>.</p>

<p>From the Apache Commons Project<br><a href="https://commons.apache.org/">https://commons.apache.org/</a></p>

<h2><a name="mirrors">Download from your
<a href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/commons/">nearest mirror site!</a></a></h2>

<p>
Do not download from www.apache.org. Please use a mirror site
to help us save apache.org bandwidth.
<a href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/commons/">Go
here to find your nearest mirror.</a>
</p>

<a name="sig"><h2>Signatures</h2></a>

<p>Many of the files have been digitally signed using GnuPG. If so,
there will be an accompanying <samp><em>file</em>.asc</samp> signature
file in the same directory as the file (binaries/ or source/). The
signing keys can be found in the distribution directory at &lt;<a
HREF="http://www.apache.org/dist/commons/KEYS"><samp>http://www.apache.org/dist/commons/KEYS</samp></a>&gt;.</p>

<p><b>Always download the KEYS file directly from the Apache site, never from a mirror site.</b></p>


<pre>Always test available signatures, <i>e.g.</i>,
$ pgpk -a KEYS
$ pgpv commons-math-4.0-beta1-bin.tar.gz.asc
or,
$ pgp -ka KEYS
$ pgp commons-math-4.0-beta1-bin.tar.gz.asc
or,
$ gpg --import KEYS
$ gpg --verify commons-math-4.0-beta1-bin.tar.gz.asc
</pre>
<p>