Contents
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	1. Introduction
	2. Clients
	3. Requirements
	4. Installation
	5. Release notes
	6. Contact

1. Introduction
===============

monopd is a dedicated game server daemon for playing Monopoly-like board
games. Clients connect to the server and communicate using short commands
and XML messages.

2. Clients
==========

The monopd design was largely based upon the capability of supporting
multiple games and clients simultaneously. A wide range of clients will make
monopd the de facto board game server/protocol and improves interoperability
between various desktop environments and operating systems.

The following clients are currently available:

Atlantik
--------

Environment:  KDE
Author:       Rob Kaper <cap@capsi.com>
Homepage;     http://unixcode.org/atlantik/
Download:     http://unixcode.org/atlantik/download.html
CVS:          KDE CVS, module kdegames
Requirements: Qt, kdelibs, kdebase, libkdegames

gtkAtlantic
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Environment:  GTK+
Author:       Rochet Sylvain <gradator@ifrance.com>
Homepage:     http://gtkatlantic.sourceforge.net/
Download:     http://gtkatlantic.sourceforge.net/downloads.html
Requirements: libgtk1.2, libxml2, libpng

gtkMonop
--------

Environment:  GNOME/GTK+
Author:       Erik Bourget <ebourg@po-box.mcgill.ca>
Homepage:     http://gtkmonop.sourceforge.net/
Download:     http://gtkmonop.sourceforge.net/
CVS:          http://sourceforge.net/, project gtkmonop
Requirements: libgtk1.2, libxml2

More clients are welcome! To get your client included in this list send
e-mail to monopd-devel@lists.capsi.com with a short description of your
client.

3. Requirements
===============

monopd has the following requirements:

- libmuparser >= 2.0.0
  (http://muparser.beltoforion.de/)

- UTF8-CPP library
  (http://utfcpp.sourceforge.net/)

- libsystemd-daemon (optional, for systemd notify and socket activation support)

4. Installation
===============

In theory, this should suffice:

./configure && make && su -c "make install"

Arch users might want to run

make -f Makefile.cvs

first.

5. Release notes
================

The best way to stay completely up-to-date with monopd is to use GNU arch.
For more instructions, visit the project website:

http://unixcode.org/monopd/download.html

6. Contact
==========

Mailinglist
-----------

Development of the monopd server is being discussed on a mailinglist. Anyone
interested in contributing to monopd (either the codebase itself or by
making a compatible client) is encouraged to subscribe to this mailinglist.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: monopd-devel-subscribe@lists.capsi.com
To post, send e-mail to: monopd-devel@lists.capsi.com

IRC
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You can also find the core developers on IRC channel #gtkatlantic on the
Freenode network (irc.freenode.net).
