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
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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:

gtkAtlantic
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Environment:  GTK3
Author:       Sylvain Rochet <gradator@gradator.net>
Homepage:     http://gtkatlantic.gradator.net
Download:     http://gtkatlantic.gradator.net/downloads.html
Requirements: libgtk3, libxml2, libpng

More clients are welcome! To get your client included in this list send
e-mail to gradator@gradator.net 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 Git.
For more instructions, visit the project website:

http://gtkatlantic.gradator.net/

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).
