README
******

This is version 0.2.6 of GYVE (`gyve').

 GYVE stands for ``the GNU Yellow Vector Editor''. It is a
vector-based drawing program in the spirit of Adobe Illustrator and
Corel Draw. The goal of GYVE is an *extensible* drawing editor for
designers. GYVE is part of GNU project, and you can reproduce or
redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
(GPL) published by the Free Software Foundation.

Install
=======
Please read INSTALL file in this distribution.

Development status
==================
We are still in very early stage of Development.
We need your help. Please read "How can you help?"
in this file.
 
Machines
========

 GYVE-0.2.6 is known to compile with little or no trouble on the
following machines.

    * Sparc/Solaris 2.6

    * GNU-Linux (RedHat 5.x) (Need to set CC=egcs)

    * FreeBSD 2.x (Static libraries only).

    * NetBSD (Static libraries only).


How can you help?
=================

 We really need your help in many aspects.

 e.g.

 * Establish www.gyve.org.
   -- If you can write English well, please help us to establish 
      www.gyve.org.  Olof S Kylander <olof@frozenriver.com> works
      on this topic. Please contact with Olof S Kylander 
      <olof@frozenriver.com> and 
      Masatake YAMATO<masata-y@is.aist-nara.ac.jp>.

 * Developing DGS, Display Ghostscript.
   -- If you know well about Ghostscript, please improve it to run as
   Display PostScript(DPS) server. GYVE uses DPS as its drawing
   engine. We need its GNU version. Please contact with 
   Adam Fedor<fedor@doc.com> and
   Masatake YAMATO<masata-y@is.aist-nara.ac.jp>.

 * Improve GNUstep classes
   -- Please improve NSBundle and NSInvocation in GNUstep base library.
      These two classes are important to extend gyve. 
      Please contact with 
      Masatake YAMATO<masata-y@is.aist-nara.ac.jp>.

 You could contact with gyve maintainer <masata-y@is.aist-nara.ac.jp> 
 directly.
 Bug reports can be sent to <gyve@airlab.cs.ritsumei.ac.jp>

For more information
====================

 * Visit GYVE web page at:
 http://bandits.aist-nara.ac.jp/~masata-y/gyve/gyve.html

 There is mailing list for gyve *developers*.
 One is discussed in Japanese. Another is discussed in English.
 There is no mailing list for users now.

 * GYVE Japanese mailing list:
 Send a message with subscribe in the body to
 gyve-ctl@airlab.cs.ritsumei.ac.jp.

 * GYVE English mailing list:
 The GYVE English mailing list is provided by Olof Kylander at
 Frozenriver Digital Design.
 To join see folowing web pages.
 http://niceriver.frozenriver.nu/mailman/listinfo/gyve

Masatake YAMATO, GYVE maintainer
<masata-y@is.aist-nara.ac.jp>
