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authorEdd Dumbill <edd@src.gnome.org>2004-06-04 19:29:04 +0000
committerEdd Dumbill <edd@src.gnome.org>2004-06-04 19:29:04 +0000
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update prior to release bring up to date LGPL license to apply to
* NEWS: update prior to release * README: bring up to date * COPYING.gnomebt: LGPL license to apply to libgnomebt * src/*.[gob,c,h]: add license headers. * obex/*.c:,h add license headers. * python/*.py: add license headers.
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@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
GNOME Bluetooth Subsystem
=========================
-The GNOME Bluetooth Subsystem is being developed as a prototype by Edd
-Dumbill, with the intention of being submitted to the GNOME desktop
-project.
+Maintained by Edd Dumbill <edd@usefulinc.com>
-The software is in its early stages right now.
+The GNOME Bluetooth Subsystem is being developed with the ultimate
+intention of being submitted to the GNOME desktop project.
+
+The software is in its early stages right now. See the NEWS file for
+the latest changes in this release.
This package contains a controller class, GnomebtController, to control
Bluetooth devices, and a simple GUI to explore which devices are
@@ -16,13 +18,29 @@ enables you to send files. It is used by the Nautilus component --
select the files you want to send and choose "Send via Bluetooth..."
from the context menu.
+There is a mailing list discussing this software at
+http://lists.usefulinc.com/mailman/listinfo/gnome-bluetooth
+
+The tools in obex/ and python/ are licensed under the GNU General
+Public License, Version 2. See the file COPYING, which accompanies
+this distribution, and the section "License for gnome-bluetooth
+applications" below.
+
+The libgnomebt library in src/ is licensed under the GNU Lesser General
+Public License. See the file COPYING.gnomebt, which accompanies this
+distribution, and the section "License for libgnomebt" belows.
+
+
Building
---------
+========
You need:
-* Bluetooth libs, utils and sdp installed installed (bluez.sf.net)
- bluez-sdp *must* be version 1.0 or better
+* Bluetooth libs, utils installed installed (bluez.sf.net)
+ Version 2.7 or better recommended.
+
+* libbtctl 0.4, available from http://usefulinc.com/software/gnome-bluetooth,
+ or GNOME CVS.
* Bluetooth kernel modules installed (either kernel 2.4.22 or get patches
from bluez.sf.net).
@@ -31,5 +49,45 @@ You need:
gobject-2.0 libgnomeui-2.0 >= 1.110.0 libbonobo-2.0
bonobo-activation-2.0 gconf-2.0 gob2 pygtk-2.2 python2.2/2.3
- -- Edd Dumbill <edd@usefulinc.com>
- Thu Oct 30 19:12:10 GMT 2003
+
+License for libgnomebt
+======================
+
+ libgnomebt -- GNOME Bluetooth libraries
+ Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Edd Dumbill
+
+ This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+
+License for gnome-bluetooth applications
+========================================
+
+ gnome-bluetooth obex and administration tools
+ Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Edd Dumbill
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+