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Oct 30, 2025 · LaTeX is a document preparation system used for the communication and publication of scientific documents. LaTeX is free software and is distributed under the LaTeX Project Public License.

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The latest version, in plain text, can always be found at https://latex-project.org/lppl.txt. There is also a LaTeX version of the license, which authors of LPPL software are encouraged to include in their …

Nov 27, 2024 · We submitted the first pre-release version for the 2025-06-01 LaTeX kernel to CTAN recently. It is ready for testing, with a particular focus on multicolumn marks.

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