WorldWideWeb distributed code

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<H1>WorldWideWeb distributed code</H1>See the CERN <A NAME=0 HREF=Copyright.html>copyright</A> .  This is the README file which you get when
you unwrap one of our tar files. These files contain information about
hypertext, hypertext systems, and the WorldWideWeb project. If you
have taken this with a .tar file, you will have only a subset of the
files.
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<DT>WWWLineMode_v.vv.tar.Z
<DD> The Line mode browser - all source, and binaries
for selected systems.
<DT>WWWLineModeDefaults.tar.Z
<DD>A subset of WWWLineMode_v.vv.tar.Z. Basic
documentation, and our current home page.
<DT>WWWNextStepEditor.tar.Z
<DD>The Hypertext Browser/editor for the NeXT --
source and binary.
<DT>WWWDaemon_v.vv.tar.Z
<DD> The HTTP daemon, and WWW-WAIS  gateway programs.
<DT>WWWBook.tar.Z
<DD> A snapshot of our internal documentation - we prefer
you to access this on line -- see warnings below.
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<H2>Directory structure</H2>The tar files are all designed to be unwrapped in the same (this)
directory. They create different parts of a common directory tree
under that directory. There may be some duplication.
<H2>NeXTStep Browser/Editor</H2>The browser for the NeXT is those files contained in the application
directory WWW/Next/Implementation/WorldWideWeb.app and is compiled.
<H2>Line Mode browser</H2>The line Mode browser is in WWW/LineMode/Implementation/... (See <A NAME=1 HREF=WWW/LineMode/Defaults/Installation.html>Installation
notes</A> )<P>
Subdirectories to that directory contain Makefiles for systems to
which we have already ported.  If your system is not among them, make
a new subdirectory with the system name, and copy the Makefile from
an existing one. Change the directory names as needed. PLEASE INFORM
US OF THE CHANGES WHEN YOU HAVE DONE THE PORT. This is a condidtion
of  your use of this code, and will save others repeating your work,
and save you repeating it in future releases.<P>
Whe you install the browsers,  you may want to to configure the default
page. This is /usr/local/lib/WWW/default.html for the line mode browser,
and .../WorldWideWeb.app/default.html for the NeXT browser. These
must point to some useful information!  You should keep them up to
date with pointers to info on your site and elsewhere. If you use
the CERN home page note there is a link at the bottom to the master
copy on our server.<P>
Some basic documentation on the browser is delivered with the home
page in the directory WWW/LineMode/Defaults. A separate tar file of
that directory (WWWLineModeDefaults.tar.Z) is available if you just
want to update that.<P>
The rest of the documentation is in hypertext, and so wil be readable
most easily with a browser:   We suggest that after installing the
browser, you browse through the basic documentation so that you are
aware of the options and customisation possibilities for example.
<H2>Documentation</H2>The file WWWBook.tar.Z  is an extract of the text from the WorldWideWeb
(WWW) project documentation.<P>
Sometimes (rarely) we distribute hypertext documentation [above installation
and first-line help] in a tar file. In this case it is a snapshot
of a changing hypertext system. The text is provided as example hypertext
only, not for general distribution. The accuracy of any information
is not guaranteed, and no responsibility will be accepted by the authors
for any loss or damage due to inaccuracy or omission.  A copy of the
documentation  is inevitably out of date, and may be inconsistent.
There are links to information which is not provided here.  If any
of these facts cause a problem, you should access the original master
data over the network, or mail us.  You can always access the latest
documentation over the net using www.
<H2>Servers</H2>The Daemon tar file contains (in this release) the code for the basic
HTTP daemon for serving files, and also for the WWW-WAIS gateway.
To compile the WAIS gateway, you will need [a link to] a WAIS distribution
at the same level as the WWW directory.
<H2>General</H2>Your comments will of course be most appreciated, on code, or information
on the web which is out of date or misleading. If you write your own
hypertext and make it available by anonymous ftp or using a server,
tell us and we'll put some pointers to it in ours. This way, the web
spreads...
<ADDRESS>Tim Berners-Lee<P>WorldWideWeb project<P>CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland<P>Tel: +41 22 767 3755; Fax: +41 22 767 7155; email: timbl@info.cern.ch
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