-

README

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-note 1.2.6 by Thomas Linden, 30/06/2004
+note 1.3.0 by Thomas Linden, 11/01/2005
 =======================================
 
 Introduction
@@ -21,16 +21,25 @@ which you can use with note:
 	  for data storage and requires the module DB_FILE,
 	  which is part of the perl standard distribution.
 	  See below for more details about the DBM module.
-
+	o NOTEDB::general - uses the module Config::General
+	  for storage, which makes the data file portable,
+	  since it is a plain ascii file (binary content
+	  will be base64 encoded).
+	o NOTEDB::text - uses the Storable module for data
+	  storage (a serializer). Storable is included with
+	  perl, and since it's written in C, it's very fast.
+	  But the resulting data files are not that portable
+	  as the once of NOTEDB::general are.
 
 
 Where to get?
 =============
 
-By now at 
-	http://www.daemon.de/note/
+By now you can download it at http://www.daemon.de/NOTE.
+If you are using debian, you can apt-get it. If you are
+using gentoo, you can emerge it.
 
-You may also try your nearest tucows mirror.
+You may also try your nearest tucows or freshmeat mirror.
 
 
 
@@ -38,7 +47,8 @@ You may also try your nearest tucows mirror.
 Features
 ========
 
-o Three different database backends, mysql(DBI), dbm, binary(bin file).
+o Several different database backends, mysql(DBI), dbm,
+  binary(bin file), general and text (text files).
 o Commandline interface using the standard perl module
   Getopt::Long, which allows you to use short or long
   command-line options.
@@ -96,6 +106,8 @@ You need the following things:
 	o Getopt::Long (part of perl std ditribution)
 	o Term::ReadLine and optionally Term::ReadLine::Gnu if
 	  you want to use the auto-completion and history functionality.
+	o Config::General if you want to use the NOTEDB::general
+	  backend.
 
 
 Installation
@@ -119,14 +131,11 @@ After that, you are ready to install. Become root and issue:
    # make install
 
 The installation process installs all modules for every available
-data backend (binary, dbm and mysql). The default note configuration
-does not require additional perl modules.
+data backends. The default note configuration does not require
+additional perl modules.
 If you want to use the mysql backend refer to the installation
 instructions for the mysql database installation in mysql/README.
 
-The DBM backend(NOTEDB::dbm) requires the existence of a directory,
-which you must specify in your config using the option "DbName".
-
 If you want to use encryption support, you will need at least
 Crypt:CBC and Crypt::Blowfish (or Crypt::DES or whatever).
 
@@ -205,4 +214,4 @@ and I'll add you.
 Last changed
 ============
 
-30/06/2004
+11/01/2005