* What is Lua?
  Lua is a simple, yet powerful, language for extending applications.
  Lua has been developed by TeCGraf, the Computer Graphics Technology Group
  of PUC-Rio, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  Dozens of industrial products developed by TeCGraf use Lua.

* Some features of Lua
  + simple syntax (Pascal-like);
  + powerful data description constructs (e.g., associative arrays);
  + user-controlled type constructors;
  + extensible semantics with tag methods;
  + garbage collection;
  + Lua programs are compiled into bytecodes, which are then interpreted;
  + truly portable, written in ANSI C.

* Availability
  The latest version of Lua is always available at the following locations:
    In Brazil:	ftp://ftp.icad.puc-rio.br/pub/lua/lua.tar.gz
    In Canada:	ftp://csg.uwaterloo.ca/pub/lhf/lua/lua.tar.gz
    In Germany:	ftp://ftp.uni-trier.de/pub/languages/lua/lua.tar.gz
    In Greece:	ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/lang/lua/lua.tar.gz
    Home page:	http://www.tecgraf.puc-rio.br/lua/
    Meta page:  http://www.tecgraf.puc-rio.br/lua/meta.html
  The current version is 3.0

* Legal matters
  Lua is freely available for both academic and commercial purposes.
  See COPYRIGHT.

* Installation
  See INSTALL.

* Contacting the authors
  Send your comments, bug reports and anything else to lua@tecgraf.puc-rio.br.
  Please send us email if you download Lua so that we can know how far it goes.
  For reporting bugs, try also the mailing list: lua-l@tecgraf.puc-rio.br