X-Git-Url: https://git.decadent.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dak.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=2f9d5909f32c6a5fa456e42f67310bb63b7b7a83;hp=13150232b4fef4f070c0bce0e73d29b518a53dc8;hb=ccf6713b942fa54eafddcd035fd59c61ac1f3ecf;hpb=416cea740cbfcc2bf5d90098100c1f19b85f631a diff --git a/README b/README index 13150232..2f9d5909 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,18 +1,29 @@ -This is the README file for dak version -1. +***** WARNING ****** ***** WARNING ***** ****** WARNING ****** -dak is the collection of programs used to maintain the Debian GNU -project archive. +This is unreleased alpha software; use it ENTIRELY at your own risk. -See TODO for an incomplete list of things needing to be done. +***** WARNING ****** ***** WARNING ****** ***** WARNING ****** -See the file NEWS for user-visible changes since the last version. +dak is the collection of programs used to maintain the Debian +project's archives. It's not yet in a state where it can be easily +used by others; if you want something to maintain a small archive and +apt-ftparchive (from the apt-utils package) is insufficient, I strongly +recommend you investigate mini-dinstall, debarchiver or similar. +However, if you insist on trying to try using dak, please read the +documentation in 'doc/README.first'. -See the file INSTALL for installation instructions. +There are some manual pages and READMEs in the doc sub-directory. The +TODO file is an incomplete list of things needing to be done. -dak is used on the following platforms :- +There's a mailing list for discussion, development of and help with +dak. See: -Linux/i386 2.2 -Linux/UltraSparc 2.2 + https://lists.debian.org/debian-dak/ + +for archives and details on how to subscribe. + +dak is developed and used on Linux but will probably work under any +UNIX since it's almost entirely python and shell scripts. dak is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free @@ -22,5 +33,5 @@ version. -- James Troup , Horsforth, Leeds -Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:06:18 +0000 +Thu, 26 Dec 2002 16:56:02 +0000