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2094fa166SFrank Warmerdam
30ef31e1fSMike Welles
40ef31e1fSMike WellesTIFF Software Distribution
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60ef31e1fSMike WellesThis file is just a placeholder; all the documentation is now in
70ef31e1fSMike WellesHTML in the html directory.  To view the documentation point your
804d73326SFrank Warmerdamfavorite WWW viewer at html/index.html;
904d73326SFrank Warmerdam
1004d73326SFrank Warmerdame.g.
110ef31e1fSMike Welles
12*7cbc7dceSBob Friesenhahn    firefox html/index.html
130ef31e1fSMike Welles
140ef31e1fSMike WellesIf you don't have an HTML viewer then you can read the HTML source
150ef31e1fSMike Wellesor fetch a PostScript version of this documentation from the directory
160ef31e1fSMike Welles
17a472e423SMichael O'Rourke    ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/pub/libtiff/
180ef31e1fSMike Welles
190ef31e1fSMike WellesIf you can't hack either of these options then basically what you
200ef31e1fSMike Welleswant to do is:
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220ef31e1fSMike Welles    % ./configure
230ef31e1fSMike Welles    % make
240ef31e1fSMike Welles    % su
250ef31e1fSMike Welles    # make install
260ef31e1fSMike Welles
2740b2e313SFrank WarmerdamMore information, email contacts, and mailing list information can be
280bf9a0b5SAndrey Kiselevfound online at http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/.
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310ef31e1fSMike WellesUse and Copyright
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3340b2e313SFrank WarmerdamSilicon Graphics has seen fit to allow us to give this work away.  It
340ef31e1fSMike Wellesis free.  There is no support or guarantee of any sort as to its
350ef31e1fSMike Wellesoperations, correctness, or whatever.  If you do anything useful with
360ef31e1fSMike Wellesall or parts of it you need to honor the copyright notices.   I would
370ef31e1fSMike Wellesalso be interested in knowing about it and, hopefully, be acknowledged.
380ef31e1fSMike Welles
390ef31e1fSMike WellesThe legal way of saying that is:
400ef31e1fSMike Welles
410ef31e1fSMike WellesCopyright (c) 1988-1997 Sam Leffler
420ef31e1fSMike WellesCopyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
430ef31e1fSMike Welles
440ef31e1fSMike WellesPermission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
450ef31e1fSMike Wellesits documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided
460ef31e1fSMike Wellesthat (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in
470ef31e1fSMike Wellesall copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the names of
480ef31e1fSMike WellesSam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or
490ef31e1fSMike Wellespublicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written
500ef31e1fSMike Wellespermission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.
510ef31e1fSMike Welles
520ef31e1fSMike WellesTHE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
530ef31e1fSMike WellesEXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
540ef31e1fSMike WellesWARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
550ef31e1fSMike Welles
560ef31e1fSMike WellesIN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR
570ef31e1fSMike WellesANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND,
580ef31e1fSMike WellesOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
590ef31e1fSMike WellesWHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF
600ef31e1fSMike WellesLIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
610ef31e1fSMike WellesOF THIS SOFTWARE.
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