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\lcTex{\section*{Preface}}
\lcHtml{\section{Preface}}
\cgal\ is a {\em Computational Geometry Algorithms Library} written in \CC,
developed by a consortium consisting of
\ccAnchor{http://www.inf.ethz.ch/}{ETH Z\"urich} (Switzerland),
\ccAnchor{http://www.inf.fu-berlin.de/}{Freie Universit{\"a}t Berlin} (Germany),
\ccAnchor{http://www-sop.inria.fr/geometrica/}{{\sc Inria}
Sophia-Antipolis} (France),
\ccAnchor{http://www.informatik.uni-halle.de/}{Martin-Luther-Universit{\"a}t
Halle-Wittenberg} (Germany),
\ccAnchor{http://www.mpi-sb.mpg.de/}{Max-Planck Institut f{\"u}r Informatik},
Saarbr\"ucken (Germany),
\ccAnchor{http://info.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/}{{\sc Risc}} Linz (Austria)
\ccAnchor{http://www.math.tau.ac.il/}{Tel-Aviv University} (Israel), and
\ccAnchor{http://www.cs.uu.nl/}{Utrecht University} (The Netherlands).
You can find more information on the project on the
\ccAnchor{http://www.cgal.org/}{\cgal\ home page}
\ccTexHtml{at URL {\tt http://www.cgal.org}}{}.
Should you have any questions, comments, remarks or criticism concerning
\cgal, please use the email addresses specified on our web site
\subsection*{Editorial Committee}
Andreas Fabri ({\sc Inria} Sophia-Antipolis) \\
%Bernd G\"artner (ETH Z\"urich) \\
Susan Hert (\ccHtmlNoLinksFrom{Max-Planck Institut f\"ur Informatik})\\
Shai Hirsch (Tel-Aviv University) \\
Michael Hoffmann (ETH Z\"urich) \\
Lutz Kettner (\ccHtmlNoLinksFrom{Max-Planck Institut f\"ur Informatik})\\
Sylvain Pion ({\sc Inria} Sophia-Antipolis)\\
Monique Teillaud ({\sc Inria} Sophia-Antipolis)\\
Remco Veltkamp (Utrecht University)\\
Mariette Yvinec ({\sc Inria} Sophia-Antipolis)\\
\subsection*{Authors}
Herv\'e Br\"onnimann ({\sc Inria} Sophia-Antipolis). \\
Stefan Schirra (\ccHtmlNoLinksFrom{Max-Planck Institut f\"ur Informatik}).\\
Michael Seel (\ccHtmlNoLinksFrom{Max-Planck Institut f\"ur Informatik})
\subsection*{Design and Implementation History}
This higher-dimensional kernel is the result of a long evolving
development. A first version of the kernel was offered as a LEDA
extension package ddgeo by Kurt Mehlhorn and Michael Seel. The
original design was driven by the realization of a d-dimensional
convex hull data type developed at the
\ccHtmlNoLinksFrom{Max-Planck Institut f\"ur Informatik}.
The code base was discussed and reviewed within the CGAL kernel group
(of the low-dimensional kernel). This led to the identification of
the concept interfaces and in parallel to adaptations according to the
evolution of the low-dimensional kernel. The kernel was revised
based on suggestions by Herv\'e Br\"onnimann, Michael Hoffmann, and
Stefan Schirra. It is currently maintained by Michael Seel.
\subsection*{Acknowledgments}
This work was supported by ESPRIT IV Long Term Research Projects
No.~21957 (CGAL) and No.~28155 (GALIA).