Filled and updated out the README for 1.0.4 1.0.4
authorDan
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:08:37 -0400
changeset 290 72ecb951b313
parent 289 a92002aa470b
child 291 fe6380ae4a1a
Filled and updated out the README for 1.0.4
README
--- a/README	Sat Mar 15 16:34:28 2008 -0400
+++ b/README	Sun Mar 16 21:08:37 2008 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Enano CMS
-Version 1.0.3
+Version 1.0.4
 -----------------------------
 
 Thanks for downloading Enano! If you're looking for an installation guide,
@@ -44,28 +44,25 @@
 from other projects that are also released under Free licenses; see the various
 files under the licenses/ directory included with this release for details.
 
-If you are planning to make a commercial fork of Enano, all of the software and
-libraries included with Enano are available under licenses that allow you to do
-so; however, in compliance with the GPL, you must:
+Please be reminded that if you create a commercial fork of Enano, that while
+all of the components included with Enano are licensed in such a way that you
+are allowed to do so, you must make the project in its entirety available under
+the GNU General Public License, notwithstanding licenses for specific
+components of Enano named in /licenses/index.html and in various source code
+files.
 
-a) provide attribution to the Enano team in source code files and on the
-   (renamed) Special:About_Enano page,
-b) remove all instances of the word Enano and the Enano logo from your
-   derivative work, with the exception of the following phrase, which must
-   be shown on the (renamed) Special:About_Enano page:
+We also ask that if you fork Enano, you provide attribution to the Enano team
+by including the following notice on the (renamed) Special:About_Enano page:
 
-    "The software used on this website was based on Enano CMS. Copyright
-     (C) 2006-2007 Dan Fuhry."
+  "This software is based on Enano CMS, copyright (C) 2006-2008 Dan Fuhry."
 
-   The words "Enano CMS" must link to the page <http://enanocms.org/>. You may
-   (at your option) also include a notice of non-endorsement by the Enano
-   Foundation, unless you're lucky enough to become an official fork
-   maintainer.
-
-c) Provide the complete source code for your modified version of Enano under
-   the terms of the GNU General Public License, and
-d) Include the complete and unmodified licenses/ directory, which contains
-   licensing information for third-party libraries that Enano uses.
+While you have no legal obligation to do so, we ask that any forks of Enano
+be renamed so that they do not contain the word "Enano" anywhere in the
+product name. This is for identity and support reasons - users may get
+confused as to which one is the "real" Enano CMS. We also strongly recommend
+that you include a notice of non-endorsement from Dan Fuhry and the Enano
+Foundation and a disclaimer of liability for damages incurred through the use
+of the software.
 
 As permitted by the GPL, you may charge for the service of downloading Enano
 from your server; however, you may not prevent others from distributing Enano
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@
 CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
 -----------------------------
 
-Please see <http://enanocms.org/Release_notes/1.0.3> for a list of changes in
+Please see <http://enanocms.org/Release_notes/1.0.4> for a list of changes in
 this release.
 
 UPGRADING FROM PREVIOUS RELEASES
@@ -83,7 +80,8 @@
 This tarball includes an upgrade script that can migrate any previous version
 of Enano to this one. Before you upload the contents of this tarball to your
 server, you might want to delete the files config.new.php and .htaccess.new,
-neither of which are needed if you are performing an upgrade.
+neither of which are needed if you are performing an upgrade. Not deleting
+these files, however, will not harm your site in any way.
 
 EXPANDING YOUR SITE'S CAPABILITIES
 -----------------------------
@@ -100,7 +98,9 @@
 Again, we're still working on packaging up themes and creating pages for them,
 so try to be patient. We have quite a few themes in the works. You can create
 your own themes too; for more information, see Chapter V of the Enano
-Administrator's handbook, at <http://docs.enanocms.org/Help:5>.
+Administrator's handbook, at <http://docs.enanocms.org/Help:5>. Remember that
+one of the keys to running an effective website is to heavily customize or
+design your own theme so that it fits your company or organization.
 
 GETTING SUPPORT
 -----------------------------