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@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ + + GNU nano - an enhanced clone of the Pico text editor. + +Overview + + The nano project was started because of a few "problems" with the + wonderfully easy-to-use and friendly Pico text editor. + + First and foremost is its license: the Pine suite does not use the + GPL or a GPL-friendly license, and has unclear restrictions on + redistribution. Because of this, Pine and Pico are not included + with many GNU/Linux distributions. Also, other features (like go + to line number or search and replace) were unavailable until + recently or require a command line flag. Yuck. + + nano aims to solve these problems by emulating the functionality of + Pico as closely as possible while addressing the problems above and + perhaps providing other extra functionality. + + The nano editor is now an official GNU package. For more + information on GNU and the Free Software Foundation, please see + http://www.gnu.org/. + +How to compile and install nano + + Download the nano source code, then: + tar zxvf nano-x.y.z.tar.gz + cd nano-x.y.z + ./configure + make + make install + + It's that simple. Use --prefix with configure to override the + default installation directory of /usr/local. + + If you configured with the "--enable-nanorc" option, after + installation you might copy the doc/nanorc.sample to your home + directory, rename it to ".nanorc", and then edit it according to + your taste. + +Web Page + + http://www.nano-editor.org/ + +Mailing List and Bug Reports + + Savannah hosts all the nano-related mailing-lists. + + + info-nano@gnu.org is a very low traffic list + used to announce new nano versions or other important + information about the project. + + help-nano@gnu.org is for those seeking to get help without + wanting to hear about the technical details of its + development. + + nano-devel@gnu.org is the list used by the people + that make nano and a general development discussion list, with + moderate traffic. + + To subscribe, send email to nano-<name>-request@gnu.org with a + subject of "subscribe", where <name> is the list you want to + subscribe to. + + For general bug reports, send a description of the problem to + nano@nano-editor.org or directly to the development list. + +Current Status + + GNU nano has reached its third stable milestone, 2.0.x. + Development of new features continues in the 2.1.x branch, while + 2.0.x versions are dedicated to bug-fixing and polishing. + +$Id: README 4057 2007-01-29 12:40:48Z dolorous $ |