version:	1.4.0
released:	August 10, 2004

Thank you for downloading Smack!

Start off by viewing the documentation that can be found in the "documentation" directory included with this distribution.

Further information can be found on the Smack website. If you need help using or would like to make contributions or fixes to the code, please visit the online forum.

About the Distribution

The smack.jar file in the main distribution folder is the only binary file required for embedding XMPP functionality into client applications. The optional smackx.jar contains the Smack extensions while smackx-debug.jar contains an enhanced debugger.

If you downloaded the developer release, the full source of the library is included in the source directory and can be compiled using the build scripts found in the build directory (please see the README file in the build directory for further details).

Changelog and Upgrading

View the changelog for a list of changes since the last release.

License

Use of this software is governed by the Apache License:

  Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
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  The Jive Software License (based on Apache Software License, Version 1.1)
 
  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
  are met:
 
  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 
  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
     the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
     distribution.
 
  3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution,
     if any, must include the following acknowledgment:
        "This product includes software developed by
         Jive Software (http://www.jivesoftware.com)."
     Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself,
     if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
 
  4. The names "Smack" and "Jive Software" must not be used to
     endorse or promote products derived from this software without
     prior written permission. For written permission, please
     contact webmaster@jivesoftware.com.
 
  5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Smack",
     nor may "Smack" appear in their name, without prior written
     permission of Jive Software.
 
  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
  OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
  DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL JIVE SOFTWARE OR
  ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
  LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
  USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
  ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
  OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
  OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  SUCH DAMAGE.
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