@cindex Ordering GNU software
For details on how to order items directly from the FSF, see the
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}, and also the
-files @file{etc/ORDERS}, @file{ORDERS.EUROPE}, and @file{ORDERS.JAPAN}.
+@uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Getting help, Status of Emacs, General questions, Top
@cindex Emacs manual, obtaining a printed or HTML copy of
You can order a printed copy of the Emacs manual from the FSF. For
-details see the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}
-and the file @file{etc/ORDERS}.
+details see the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
@c The number 620 below is version-dependent!
The full Texinfo source for the manual also comes in the @file{man}
For more information, obtain the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual. Details
on ordering it from FSF are on the
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site} and in the file
-@file{etc/ORDERS}.
+@uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is also available on-line, in Info
format. Texinfo source for the manual (along with pregenerated Info
@cindex Distribution, retrieving Emacs
@cindex Internet, retrieving from
-Look in the files @file{etc/DISTRIB} and @file{etc/FTP} for information
-on nearby archive sites and @file{etc/ORDERS} for mail orders. If you
-don't already have Emacs, see @ref{Informational files for Emacs}, for how
-to get these files.
+Look in the files @file{etc/DISTRIB} and @file{etc/FTP} for
+information on nearby archive sites. If you don't already have Emacs,
+see @ref{Informational files for Emacs}, for how to get these files.
@xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on how to obtain and build the latest
version of Emacs, and see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of