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| 1 | +1. About the libspnav library |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +The libspnav library is provided as a replacement of the magellan library. It |
| 4 | +provides a cleaner, and more orthogonal interface. libspnav supports both the |
| 5 | +original X11 protocol for communicating with the driver, and the new |
| 6 | +alternative non-X protocol. Programs that choose to use the X11 protocol, are |
| 7 | +automatically compatible with either the free spacenavd driver or the official |
| 8 | +3dxserv, as if they were using the magellan SDK. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +Also, libspnav provides a magellan API wrapper on top of the new API. So, any |
| 11 | +applications that were using the magellan library, can switch to libspnav |
| 12 | +without any changes. And programmers that are familliar with the magellan API |
| 13 | +can continue using it with a free library without the restrictions of the |
| 14 | +official SDK. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +2. Installation |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Configure, make, and make install as usual. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +3. License |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +libspnav is part of the spacenav project (spacenav.sf.net) |
| 25 | +Copyright (C) 2007-2009 John Tsiombikas <nuclear@member.fsf.org> |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without |
| 28 | +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this |
| 31 | + list of conditions and the following disclaimer. |
| 32 | +2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, |
| 33 | + this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation |
| 34 | + and/or other materials provided with the distribution. |
| 35 | +3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products |
| 36 | + derived from this software without specific prior written permission. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED |
| 39 | +WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF |
| 40 | +MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO |
| 41 | +EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, |
| 42 | +EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT |
| 43 | +OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS |
| 44 | +INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN |
| 45 | +CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING |
| 46 | +IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY |
| 47 | +OF SUCH DAMAGE. |
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