README file for AXIS, a front-end for LinuxCNC Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Jeff Epler and Chris Radek ABOUT AXIS ========== AXIS is a front-end for LinuxCNC with file preview and live plot. The AXIS user interface is intended to be self-documenting by use of familiar controls and plain language on tooltips and menus. A few less evident features are documented by Help > Quick Reference. Python 2.4 or newer with Tkinter is required. Hardware accelerated OpenGL is nice, but not required. INSTALLATION ============ AXIS is now automatically built with LinuxCNC when the required packages are installed. LICENSE ======= This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Portions of the program, located in the "thirdparty" subdirectory of the source distribution, are covered by other licenses. Please see those files for details.