README for the DocBook Stylesheets

These are DSSSL stylesheets for the DocBook DTD.

Manifest
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bin/    contains scripts for some (optional) post-processing
common/	contains code common to both stylesheets
doc/    contains installation and reference documentation (this is
        now distributed in a separate ZIP archive)
docsrc/ contains the SGML source for the documentation
dtds/   contains auxiliary DTDs
frames/ contains support for frames
html/	contains the HTML stylesheet (for use with -t sgml)
images/ contains images used by the HTML stylesheets
lib/	contains DSSSL functions that are believed to be useful but
	are totally independent of any particular stylesheet
print/	contains the print stylesheet
test/   test documents

Changes
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In October/November 1997, I made substantial changes to the
print and HTML DocBook stylesheets.  Most of the changes were
aimed towards modularity and consistency.  I've subsequently
added support for most of the features in DocBook that can be
supported with Jade.

See the ChangeLog in each directory for additional information
about the specific changes.

See WhatsNew for changes since the last release.

Installation
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See doc/install.html and/or http://nwalsh.com/docbook/dsssl/

Copyright
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Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Norman Walsh

Ironically, assertion of copyright is done to make it _easier_
to distribute these stylesheets.  (At least one organization,
Software in the Public Interest, requires an explicit copyright
statement in order to redistribute the software.)

The original inspiration for these stylesheets came from the
work of Jon Bosak, Anders Berglund, Tony Graham, Terry Allen,
James Clark, and many others.  I am indebted to them and to the
community of users on dssslist@mulberrytech.com for making
substantial contributions to this work and for answering my many
questions.

This software may be distributed under the same terms as Jade:

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
files (the ``Software''), to deal in the Software without
restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

Except as contained in this notice, the names of individuals
credited with contribution to this software shall not be used in
advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
dealings in this Software without prior written authorization
from the individuals in question.

Any stylesheet derived from this Software that is publically
distributed will be identified with a different name and the
version strings in any derived Software will be changed so that
no possibility of confusion between the derived package and this
Software will exist.

Warranty
--------

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL NORMAN WALSH OR ANY OTHER
CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Contacting the Author
---------------------

These stylesheets are maintained by Norman Walsh, <ndw@nwalsh.com>.

The best way to reach norm is by email.  You will find additional
contact information at http://nwalsh.com/~ndw/

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