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1. Introduction

1.1 What is PyIRC?

PyIRC is an IRC client for Unix, which uses Qt for its graphical interface, and Python for the scripts it uses extensively.

PyIRC is a free software, under the GNU General Public License. You should have received a version of the GNU General Public License with this software. Otherwise, you can write to the:

Free Software Fundation, Inc.
675 Mass Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
to get a copy of this license.

1.2 What is needed to compile and run PyIRC?

You will need Qt, by Troll Tech, and Python by Guido van Rossum and others, at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum. You will be able to get the latest version of Qt at the Troll Tech homepage, and the latest version of Python at the Python homepage. If you can use a mirror of the latter site, please use it as much as possible.

1.3 Copyright and disclaimer

This software and all its documentation is copyright © 1997 Etienne BERNARD. However, they are all covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 or above.

The Qt software is copyright © 1992-1997 Troll Tech AS. See the Qt documentation for license information about it.

The Python software is copyright © 1991-1995 by the Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. See the Python documentation for license information about it.

The author makes no obligation under this license to support or upgrade this software, or assist in the use of it.

In no event shall the author be liable for any lost revenue or profits or other direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


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