From 6df4fac771fc8820d48d09d7f7cf5725a45918da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jon Trulson Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 12:12:15 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update README file --- cde/README | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/cde/README b/cde/README index f5e72db6..e5b1705f 100644 --- a/cde/README +++ b/cde/README @@ -1,22 +1,19 @@ ************************************* -The Common Desktop Environment is released under the terms of the LGPL V.2 -license. You may reuse and redistribute this code under the terms of this -license. See the COPYING file for details. -************************************* +The Common Desktop Environment is released under the terms of the LGPL +V.2 license. You may reuse and redistribute this code under the terms +of this license. See the COPYING file for details. +************************************* Purpose of this release: -This release under a new license is numbered 2.2.0. It is almost identical to -the 2.1.30 release The Open Group made available to customers in 1999 but with -additional improvements to allow it to build under Linux. It's not called -2.1.30 to avoid confusion with versions of 2.1.30 not built from the open source -code. +This release of CDE under a new opensource license is numbered +starting at version 2.2.0. ************************************ Downloading this release: -CDE may be downloaded downloaded in source form from the Common Desktop +CDE may be downloaded in source form from the Common Desktop Environment website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdesktopenv/ @@ -25,14 +22,39 @@ Or via git: git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/cdesktopenv/code cdesktopenv-code -************************************ +The git repository will always be more up to date than the +downloadable tarballs we make available, so if you have problems, +please try the latest version from git master. +************************************ Installing this release: -Complete installation instructions can be found on the CDE wiki: +Complete build and installation instructions can be found on the CDE +wiki: http://sourceforge.net/p/cdesktopenv/wiki/Home/ +Please go there and read the appropriate section(s) for your OS (Linux +or FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD currently). There are a variety of +dependancies that must be met, as well as specific set up steps +required to build. + +Do not expect to just type 'make' and have it actually work without +meeting the prerequisites and following the correct steps as spelled +out on the wiki. :) + +There are also a lot of other documents and information there that you +might find useful. + +************************************ +Support: + +You can join the development mailing list here: + +https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdesktopenv-devel + +There is a CDE IRC channel on chat.freenode.net, channel #cde + Bug reports and patches encouraged. -- 2.25.1