This is release 1.5 of Linux FreeS/WAN, our freely-redistributable IPSEC
implementation.  See http://www.freeswan.org for current news and pointers
to more recent releases (if any).  The BUGS file lists bugs that we
consider major; the CHANGES file lists the major things that have been
done since last time. 

The current development and target system for FreeS/WAN is Red Hat 6.2
with a 2.2.16 kernel; there is limited support for RH5.2 with 2.0.38.  (We
advise against use of older kernels in either series.)  It's likely to work
with other Linux distributions using 2.2.x kernels; if modifications are
necessary, please tell us what you had to do, and we'll try to fix it so
it'll drop in cleanly in future.  Other systems are a lower priority but
we'd still like to hear details if you try it. 

Several high-level documents are in the doc directory.  Most are in HTML
format; do

	lynx doc/index.html

(or use your own favorite HTML reader) to read them.  See doc/README for
two methods of getting plain-text versions if needed.  doc/roadmap.html is
a guide to what's where in this distribution. 

Unpacking the distribution needs about 10MB, and compiling it maybe another
10MB.  For setup procedures, see doc/setup.html; the INSTALL file is now
intended for experts only.

Feedback is welcome, preferably (for legal reasons, among others) to the
public linux-ipsec mailing list, located at <linux-ipsec@clinet.fi>. 
(Caution:  that mailing list goes all over the world.  If you are located
in the US, or are a US citizen, read doc/exportlaws.html before sending
mail!)  If you're reporting a problem with the software, we ask that you
read doc/prob.report first. 

The bulk of this software is under the GNU General Public License; see
COPYING.  Some parts of it are not; see CREDITS for the details.

					Henry Spencer (technical lead)
					Richard Guy Briggs (Klips)
					D. Hugh Redelmeier (Pluto)
					Sandy Harris (documentation)

P.S. This file is RCSID $Id: README,v 1.60 2000/06/26 17:38:00 henry Exp $.
Bet you were just dying to know that.
