readmeVSD.txt - text file to be included with VSD1 for distribution to Simtel.Net VSD1 - the RLSystems VGA Planets Software Development Kit is a set of libraries for DJGPP intended to aid the development of VGA Planets add-ons and utilities. VGA Planets is "the most populater play by E-mail game on Earth" according to it's creator, Tim Wisseman . Fact is that it is a play by E-mail game that is played by hundreds of players, and that the host program is extensible with so-called "add-ons". VSD1 is designed to make it very easy to write such add-ons - and other VGA Planets related software - in C or C++, using the free C compiler DJGPP. It is currently being used for all RLSystems VGA Planets add-ons, and is in use by some other (registered) programmers as well. It comes with fairly complete documentation and an example program. As any DJGPP library package, the package is simply installed by unpacking it into the DJGPP directory (usually C:\DJGPP), making sure subdirectories are also unpacked. That is all the installation that is required - but it is recommended to use install-info.exe to put the info files in your root info directory - see the documentation for details. VSD1 is FREEWARE - no registration fee is required, but registration with the author is possible for free - this will ensure you always have the latest version of the kit. It is freely distributable as long as no changes are made to the contents of the archive or any of it's files (you are allowed to add ZIP comments to the ZIP archive to identify your BBS, etc; you are not allowed to add files to the archive itself, remove files from the archive, or change files in the archive). The source code of the Gators Watcher is published under GNU Public License. The two libraries in this package are published under RLSystems General Publication License. Work is being done to see if "liberation" of the Swing library is possible so it can be published under GNU Public License. Until that time, source codes are only available directly from the author, under strict confidentiality. The applicable licenses are included in the license/ directory. The author of this library is Dlanor Blytkerchan . BECAUSE THE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Copyright (c) RLSystems (2000-2001)