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diff --git a/converters/uulib/files/porting.notes b/converters/uulib/files/porting.notes index 5793a17cea50..eb15b92e9768 100644 --- a/converters/uulib/files/porting.notes +++ b/converters/uulib/files/porting.notes @@ -1,11 +1,15 @@ -This was originally one distribution for uudeview, but I broke it up -to make it cleaner and more useful. It is now uulib, uudeview. Once -I learn more about tcl (or someone else does it), I'll have to make -the third part -- xdeview. +This was originally one distribution for UUdeview, but I have broken +it up into ``libuu', ``uudeview'', and ``xdeview'', hopefully making +it cleaner and more useful. -Because it is split up, it is possible for other (theoretical future) -ports to use libuu.a. I dare say it also makes the whole thing that -much cleaner. +The source itself is quite portable and required no patching, although +I have added support for compilation as a shared library. -The source itself is quite portable and required no patching. +The package is covered under the GNU license. +The author has also written patches to the popular newsreaders `nn' +and `elm' to allow them to make use of this library. They are +available from the website mentioned in this library's +associated manpage. + +Tim Vanderhoek <ac199@freenet.hamilton.on.ca> |