X-Git-Url: http://www.project-moonshot.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FREADME.txt;h=08f6f38434dbc3a79889df936d29a6034aa3dc9e;hb=5fff0d523d51b96f33ff6fa4b6eca5f3d48ab9a8;hp=1ed2b03298005e079c5accaca0beee5e2ef266cc;hpb=be14df6304c5f3e589bf2f23f4b493d0cc131586;p=shibboleth%2Fcpp-sp.git diff --git a/doc/README.txt b/doc/README.txt index 1ed2b03..08f6f38 100644 --- a/doc/README.txt +++ b/doc/README.txt @@ -1,24 +1,22 @@ -Welcome to Internet2's Shibboleth - Shibboleth is a federated web authentication and attribute exchange system -based on SAML developed by Internet2 and MACE. +based on SAML, originally developed by Internet2 and now a product of the +Shibboleth Consortium. Please review the terms described in the LICENSE.txt file before using this -code. It is now the Apache 2.0 license. +code. It is the standard Apache 2.0 license. A wealth of information about Shibboleth can be found at -http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/ +http://shibboleth.net/ Shibboleth is divided into identity and service provider components, with the -IdP in Java and the SP in C and C++. +IdP in Java and the SP (this software) in C++. Source and binary distributions are available from -http://www.shibboleth.net/downloads/ +http://shibboleth.net/downloads/ -SVN is available for anonymous access, as described at the Shibboleth +The source is available in Subversion, as described in the Shibboleth site. Mailing lists and a bug database (https://issues.shibboleth.net/) are -also available. Not all of the lists are open, but a general support list is -available and is open. +also available. -For basic information on building from source, installing binaries, and deploying +For basic information on building from source, using binaries, and deploying Shibboleth, refer to the web site and Wiki for the latest documentation.