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+KNewStuff library - application data sharing framework for KDE
+
+KNewStuff implements the "Get Hot New Stuff" (GHNS) architecture and
+provides KDE applications with easy-to-use upload and download mechanisms,
+with optional popularity counters, ratings, digital signatures, uncompression
+and post-installation DCOP/scripting hooks.
+
+* GHNS Standard and related software
+  http://ghns.berlios.de/
+
+* Documentation
+- API docs
+  http://developer.kde.org/documentation/library/cvs-api/knewstuff/html/
+- KNewStuff tutorial
+  http://www.kstuff.org/docs/tutorial/
+- KNewStuffSecure tutorial
+  http://developer.kde.org/documentation/tutorials/knewstuffsecure/
+
+* Repositories
+Currently, about 7 repositories exist for a variety of KDE applications using
+KNewStuff for either download or upload or both.
+Please have a look at the repository browser:
+-> http://www.kstuff.org/hotstuff/index.php?p=browser
+If you want automatic upload processing, download counting and administration
+capabilities, as well as a web frontend, check out the Hotstuff scripts:
+-> http://www.kstuff.org/source/index.php?p=cvs
+For testing, feel free to use the kstuff.org infrastructure, as it is up and
+running 24x7.
+
+* Future
+Immediate plans:
+- merge download dialog engine functionality into the engine class
+- incremental updates of directories,
+  including cache
+- after installation, return QStringList of installed items so no scanning
+  will be necessary anymore
+- how to "fake" installations? (suggestions from TSDgeos)
+  knewstuff should know about already installed items
+Future plans:
+- kick-ass web interface with history and contributions
+- integration with KDE SOAP messaging framework and KWSDL to access DXS
+- hm.... :-)
+
+Josef Spillner, 01.04.2004, last updated 07.06.2005
+
+Add d pointers to ALL public classes for KDE 4 or maintaining binary
+compatibility is a nightmare. 12/3/05.
+
+Rich.
+