X-Git-Url: http://www.project-moonshot.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FREADME.txt;h=7a961be77ada86db8f1c15668f303630b101ae29;hb=HEAD;hp=81494293ba1d0ebbd5f3ee23c66e491ecc9e6779;hpb=975cc5ec4d942da30931e44155e858c156dd2dce;p=shibboleth%2Fcpp-sp.git diff --git a/doc/README.txt b/doc/README.txt index 8149429..7a961be 100644 --- a/doc/README.txt +++ b/doc/README.txt @@ -1,26 +1,22 @@ -Version 2.4 - -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://shibboleth.internet2.edu/downloads/ +http://shibboleth.net/downloads/ -SVN is available for anonymous access, as described at the Shibboleth -site. Mailing lists and a bug database (https://bugs.internet2.edu/) are also -available. Not all of the lists are open, but a general support list is -available and is open. +The source is available in Git, as described in the Shibboleth +site. Mailing lists and a bug database (https://issues.shibboleth.net/) are +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.