1  README file for AXIS, a front-end for LinuxCNC
 2  Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Jeff Epler <jepler@unpythonic.net> and
 3      Chris Radek <chris@timeguy.com>
 4  
 5  
 6  
 7  ABOUT AXIS
 8  ==========
 9  
10  AXIS is a front-end for LinuxCNC with file preview and live plot.
11  
12  The AXIS user interface is intended to be self-documenting by use of
13  familiar controls and plain language on tooltips and menus.  A few less
14  evident features are documented by Help > Quick Reference.
15  
16  Python 2.4 or newer with Tkinter is required.  Hardware accelerated
17  OpenGL is nice, but not required.
18  
19  
20  INSTALLATION
21  ============
22  
23  AXIS is now automatically built with LinuxCNC when the required packages
24  are installed.
25  
26  
27  LICENSE
28  =======
29  
30  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
31  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
32  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
33  (at your option) any later version.
34  
35  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
36  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
37  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
38  GNU General Public License for more details.
39  
40  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
41  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
42  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
43  
44  
45  Portions of the program, located in the "thirdparty" subdirectory of the
46  source distribution, are covered by other licenses.  Please see those
47  files for details.