diff --git a/README b/README index 9d8accf..2da2f24 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,68 +1,77 @@ --- INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------- +-- INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------- -LCDproc is a small program that extracts various statistics about your -machine and displays them on an LCD display. It works with several types -and sizes of displays. +LCDproc is a client server suite including drivers for all kinds of nifty LCD +devices. The server works with different display sizes and supports several +serial devices: Matrix Orbital, Crystal Fontz, Bayrad, LB216, LCDM001 +(kernelconcepts.de), Wirz-SLI and PIC-an-LCD; and some devices connected to +the parallel port: HD44780, STV5730, T6963, SED1520 and SED1330. Various +clients are available that display things like CPU load, system load, memory +usage, uptime, and a lot more. -Our site is located at http://lcdproc.omnipotent.net/ So check -there first for new versions or updates. We've got a spot on the web +LCDproc also supports key or remote control input for controlling the clients. + +Our web site is located at http://lcdproc.omnipotent.net +For new versions and CVS go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcdproc/ + +Check there first for new versions or updates. We've got a spot on the web site for user's suggestions, and you can e-mail us as well: choadster@earthlink.net (William W. Ferrell) scriven@cs.colostate.edu (Scott Scriven) --- INSTALLATION ------------------------------------------------------- +-- INSTALLATION -------------------------------------------------------------- Refer to the INSTALL file included with this archive for installation instructions (including how to connect the LCD to your system). --- CHANGES ------------------------------------------------------------ +-- CHANGES ------------------------------------------------------------------- Woow... a lot. :) See the ChangeLog file for more details. --- HELPING OUT -------------------------------------------------------- +-- HELPING OUT --------------------------------------------------------------- -The first thing you should do is join the mailing list, to do so, go -to out web site and click on MAIL and follow the instructions. +The first thing you should do is join the mailing list, to do so, go to out +web site and click on MAIL and follow the instructions. -If you get the urge to help out by writing code, feel free to take a -look at the TODO file and find out what needs to be done... +If you get the urge to help out by writing code, feel free to take a look at +the TODO file and find out what needs to be done... Also, of course, new ideas are good too! :) To add new drivers, read server/drivers/drv_base.h for instructions. -Also you should spend some time reading the files in the docs/ -directory. +Also you should spend some time reading the files in the docs/ directory. --- SPECIAL THANKS ---------------------------------------------------- +-- SPECIAL THANKS ------------------------------------------------------------ We'd like to thank the following people for helping out with this: Everyone at Matrix Orbital Corporation -- you guys are great! Gareth Watts -- Patches, mailing list, ideas, www, etc. Thanks! Everyone on the mailing list. :) -The developpers (Sourceforge members): -Robin Adams afrob + +The developers (our team at Sourceforge): + +Robin Adams afrob Mindaugas Idzelis aim4min -andre burton andreb -Bjšrn Andersson ban +Andre Burton andreb +Bjoern Andersson ban Benjamin Tse blt Chris Debenham cjdebenh -Colin Munro colinmunro -Charles Steinkuehler cstein +Colin Munro colinmunro +Charles Steinkuehler cstein David Douthitt ddouthitt David GLAUDE dglaude Guillaume Filion gfk -Glen Gray glengray -Mark HŠmmerling haemi +Glen Gray glengray +Mark Haemmerling haemi Shane Spencer hardwire Harald Klein hklein J Robert Ray jrray Matthew Dainty mattd Jim McCracken merlin_jim Philip Pokorny ppokorny -Rene Wagner reenoo +Rene Wagner reenoo Joris Robijn robijn Ken Robertson seadawg Simon Harrison smh @@ -71,12 +80,12 @@ Manuel Stahl themythos Scott Scriven toykeeper William W. Ferrell willfe -Everyone who contributed, tested or suggested something to help make -LCDproc a better software. +Everyone who contributed, tested or suggested something to help make LCDproc +a better software. --- LEGAL STUFF --------------------------------------------------------- +-- LEGAL STUFF --------------------------------------------------------------- -LCDproc is Copyright (C) 1999-2001 +LCDproc is Copyright (C) 1999-2002 William Ferrell, Scott Scriven and several other contributors. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or @@ -93,4 +102,3 @@ The file COPYING contains the GNU General Public License. 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. -