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diff --git a/kstars/README b/kstars/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0c5993dc --- /dev/null +++ b/kstars/README @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ + + ***************************************************** + ** KStars 1.0: A Desktop Planetarium for KDE ** + ***************************************************** + +Copyright (c) 2001,2002,2003 by The KStars Team: + + Jason Harris <kstars@30doradus.org> + Heiko Evermann <heiko@evermann.de> + Thomas Kabelmann <tk78@gmx.de> + Pablo de Vicente <pvicentea@wanadoo.es> + Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja@ku.edu> + Mark Hollomon <mhh@mindspring.com> + Carsten Niehaus <cniehaus@gmx.de> + +KStars is Free Software, released under the GNU Public License. +See COPYING for GPL license information. +----------------------------------------------------------------- + + +1. Important URLs and files. +----------------------------- + +The KStars homepage is: http://edu.kde.org/kstars/ + +You can obtain the latest version at: +http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=22914 + +There are instructions for obtaining the latest CVS build at: +http://edu.kde.org/kstars/cvs.html + +Installation instructions are in the file INSTALL. + +This is the file README. + + +2. KStars documentation +----------------------- + +The KStars handbook can be found in your $(KDEDIR)/share/doc/HTML/<lang>/kstars/ +directory. You can also easily access it from the Help menu, or by pressing +the [F1] key, or by visiting http://edu.kde.org/kstars/handbook/ + +In addition, there are the following README files: + +README: This file; general information +README.planetmath: Explanation of algorithms used to compute planet positions +README.customize: Advanced customization options +README.images: Copyright information for images used in KStars. +README.i18n: Instructions for translators + + +3. Credits +---------- +A. The KStars Team + +Main contributors: + Jason Harris <kstars@30doradus.org> + Heiko Evermann <heiko@evermann.de> + Thomas Kabelmann <tk78@gmx.de> + Pablo de Vicente <pvicentea@wanadoo.es> + Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja@ku.edu> + Mark Hollomon <mhh@mindspring.com> + Carsten Niehaus <cniehaus@kde.org> + + +B. Data Sources: + + Most of the catalog data came from the Astronomical Data Center, run by + NASA. The website is: + http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ + + KStars links to the excellent image collections and HTML pages put together + by the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, at: + http://www.seds.org + + KStars links to the online Digitized Sky Survey images, which you can + query at: + http://archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_form + + KStars links to images from the HST Heritage project, and from HST + press releases: + http://heritage.stsci.edu + http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pr.html + + KStars links to images from the Advanced Observer Program at + Kitt Peak National Observatory. If you are interested in astrophotography, + you might consider checking out their program: + http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/ + + Credits for each image used in the program are listed in README.images + + +C. Acknowledgements + + KStars is a labor of love. It started as a personal hobby of mine, but + very soon after I first posted the code on Sourceforge, it started to + attract other developers. I am just completely impressed and gratified + by my co-developers. I couldn't ask for a more talented, friendly crew. + It goes without saying that KStars would be nowhere near what it is today + without their efforts. Together, we've made something we can all be + proud of. + + We used (primarily) two books as a guide in writing the algorithms used + in KStars: + + "Practical Astronomy With Your Calculator" by Peter Duffett-Smith + + "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus + + Thanks to the developers of Qt and KDE whose peerless API made KStars + possible. Thanks also to the tireless efforts of the KDE translation + teams, who bring KStars to a global audience. + + Thanks to everyone at the KDevelop message boards and on irc.kde.org, + for answering my frequent questions. + + Thanks also to the many users who have submitted bug reports or other + feedback. + + +You're still reading this? :) +Well, that's about it. I hope you enjoy KStars! + +Jason Harris +kstars@30doradus.org + +KStars Development Mailing list +kstars-devel@kde.org + +Send us ideas and feedback! |