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+The NPROTO package provides a place in the system where users can put their
+programs for others to conveniently use, without modifying the IRAF system
+itself (see also LOCAL).  A program or package must meet a strict set of
+standards to be installed in the IRAF system as a fully supported program;
+NPROTO provides a way for users to get software into the system without having
+to meet the mainline IRAF standards.  Programs or packages installed in NPROTO
+are automatically candidates for eventual migration into the main system.
+Tasks installed in NPROTO are generally expected to go away after a while.
+
+Only portable IRAF software should be installed in the NPROTO package.
+Nonportable programs should be placed in LOCAL and will not be exported with
+the system.