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$Id: README,v 1.7 2001/02/05 20:14:58 lethal Exp $

This is the distribution of libfbx, a library of extensions to the linux framebuffer subsystem.

• What is libfbx

        libfbx is (as outlined above) a library of extensions to the
        linux framebuffer subsystem. It provides a number of drawing
        primitives, and very basic text drawing. It has no input
        routines (as those don't belong in a drawing library).
        
        It's purpose is to provide a low-level access layer for the
        creation of higher-level libraries and applications, such
        as a windowing system, embedded graphics software, or other
        graphical applications that need or want to be independant
        of X11.

• What is libfbx-gui

        libfbx-gui is a library of graphical extensions to libfbx.
        It will offer such things as a complete widget set, mouse
        support, a message handler, and so forth, upon completion.

• What architectures does libfbx and libfbx-gui run on

        At present, libfbx has been tested and works on the following
        platforms:

                - x86
                - StrongARM
                - SPARC

        If you get it running on a different architecture, please let
        us know so we can add it to the list.

• Where can I get libfbx and libfbx-gui

        libfbx-gui is part of libfbx and therefore is also part of
        the libfbx distribution. Current releases can be found on
        our ftp at:

                ftp://ftp.u4x.org/pub/u4x/projects/libfbx/

        For news and additional information, the project webpage is
        located at:

                http://developer.u4x.org/libfbx/

• Licensing

        libfbx and libfbx-gui are both released under the terms of
        version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License (GNU
        LGPL). A copy of the license can be found in the COPYING
        file or at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html.

• What you will need

        While libfbx and libfbx-gui do not currently require the
        existance of any third party libraries, it is a good idea to
        install libtimer and libkbd as well (libfbx in the future
        likely will require these to be existant). They can be found
        here:
        
                http://developer.u4x.org/libkbd/
                http://developer.u4x.org/libtimer/

• Mailing lists

u4x-developer@lists.sourceforge.net

To subscribe, send mail to:

u4x-developer-request@lists.sourceforge.net

and in the body of the message put the word "subscribe".

        As an alternate option, you can also subscribe through a web
        interface located at:

                http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/u4x-developer/
        
        list archives can be found here:

                http://lists.sourceforge.net/archives/u4x-developer/
        
        Additional mailing lists and information can be found at our
        website (http://www.u4x.org).

• Layout

libfbx is split into the following directory structure

                libfbx/        -- general sources and headers
                libfbx/gui     -- gui sources
                libfbx/arch    -- architecture specific optimizations
                libfbx/drivers -- hardware specific optimizations
                docs/          -- project documentation
                tests/         -- test programs

For any additional information send an email to a primary developer listed in the AUTHORS file.