The Foundation II LPC Library
			 released 18 May 1995
		 Copyright (c) 1994-1995 George Reese

I. Introduction
II. Getting Started
III. Advanced Information
IV. Reporting Bugs

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I. Introduction
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This is the second full release of the Foundation LPC Library.  The
first release was simply an attempt to fill a gap that existed in the
LPMud world.  That gap was, of course, the lack of basic LPC Libraries
from which to develop a concept.  For quite some time, the Discworld,
Nightmare, and TMI-2 libraries (as well as other fine, but lesser used
libraries) have been available.  Even the most basic of these,
however, still is encumbered by features unneeded by many possible LPC
users.  Foundation is an attempt to isolate a core set of
functionality required by any game and capture that functionality in a
well designed library of objects which can be reused to build more
complex and more unique applications.

Consider the problem of someone wanting to build a cyperpunk MUD or
build an accounting package with LPC.  The three libraries mentioned
above are all fantasy-based libraries, one of which, Discworld, is
based on a specific series of books.  You could deconstruct any one of
these libraries to build your cyberpunk MUD or accounting package.
Foundation I was actually a deconstruction of the Nightmare 3.3
Mudlib.  But, deconstruction often has unforeseen consequences and can
be tedious and time consuming.  And in the end, you may end up with
something that is fundamentally flawed in design since it was not
meant to fit your needs.

Foundation II, however, requires no deconstruction.  It is a
foundation on which you build your own unique object library that will
meet any diverse needs you might have.  Unlike Foundation I,
Foundation II is not a deconstruction of the Nightmare LPC library,
but instead a base from which a new Nightmare LPC library is being
built.  To explain in detail, Foundation I was built by taking
Nightmare 3.3 and removing the game related parts.  For Foundation II,
however, a completely new library was built.  Nightmare IV uses that
foundation in its development.

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II. Getting Started
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Foundation II has been packaged to minimize the hassle of getting
started.  In fact, after reading this file, setting up the mud
consists of the following commands in order:

./Configure
$BinaryDir/startmudos &
telnet localhost 4000

That's it!
The Configure script will ask you a few questions (easy questions),
call the MudOS configuration script which figures out your system
hardware and builds the driver, installs the library, and creates your
runtime configuration file and startmudos scripts.  No hassling with
operating system weirdness, driver options, or any other such mess.

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III. Advanced Information
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To keep things simple, the configuration file does not ask for things
like port numbers. The following defaults are set:
telnet port: 4000
binary port: 4001
address server port: 9999

If you wish to change any of these, you will need to edit the
mudos.cfg file generated by the Configure script *after* you have run
the script.

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IV. Reporting Bugs
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Bugs should be reported at The Idea Exchange on the news group
mudlib.foundation.  The Idea Exchange is located at:
	ie.imaginary.com 7890

You may also reach me directly via email:
	borg@imaginary.com

Good luck!
George Reese (Descartes of Borg)
19 May 1995