This is the README file for OurNet::BBS, the component object
model and distributed storage suite for BBS systems, by Elixir 
Group and OurInternet Inc.

* Installation

OurNet::BBS uses the standard perl module install process:

perl Makefile.PL
make
make install

* Copyright

Copyright 2001 by Chia-Liang Kao <clkao@clkao.org>.
		  Autrijus Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>,

All rights reserved.  You can redistribute and/or modify
this bundle under the same terms as Perl itself.

See <http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>.

* Introduction

OurNet::BBS implements a flexible object model for different 
BBS backends, along with an asymmetric authentication and
remote procedure call protocol.

For some of this library's practical uses, consult CPAN for
OurNet::BBSApp::Sync and relevant boards on telnet://elixus.org/.

See the HISTORY section in the OurNet::BBS manpage for an
overview on developments so far.

