WHAT IS CHRONOS?
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Chronos is a Web agenda/calendar for Intranets (even if it can be used from
anywhere). It can send reminders by email. You can schedule multi-user events.
It is fast and light on resources (the balance size/speed can be tweaked by
tweaking mod_perl and Apache).

WHY WRITE YET ANOTHER WEB AGENDA?
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All others are one of these:
	- Proprietary
	- Ugly
	- Broken/buggy

Chronos is not
	- Proprietary
	- Ugly
	- Broken/buggy

Chronos is released under the GPL (see the file COPYING to understand what it
means to release a software under the GPL). Linux Qu�bec Technologies is the
copyright holder and is backing the development of this software. Chronos's look is 
based on Prospector, whose look is based on Sun's agenda. The look has been enhanced
with the power of style sheets, while always being careful to stay as close as
possible to HTML 4.01.

The following browsers are compatible with HTML 4.01 and
CSS2 and therefore can be used to view Chronos as it was intended to be viewed:
	- Mozilla 1.0+
	- Internet Explorer 5.5+
The following browsers can display Chronos relatively correctly, though some
features will look uglier:
	- Konqueror 3.0
	- Internet Explorer 5.0
	- Opera 6.0
These browsers are too old/dumb and therefore Chronos looks ugly on them:
	- Netscape 4.x
Other browsers have not been tested. Send email to chronos@linuxquebec.com if
you want one of them to be included in this list. Note that all browsers should
be able to at least display Chronos as we try to be standards-compliant.
Particularly, text browsers can be used to access Chronos.

Lastly, Chronos is not buggy. All time calculations are done with Date::Calc. You
will _not_ find yourself clicking on the first of the next month and getting
sent to the first of the current month. And Chronos benefits from the Open
Source movement: many eyes can fix many bugs. If you find a bug (even if Chronos
is definitively *not* buggy), send email to chronos@linuxquebec.com. It should
be squashed within a day.

THIS RELEASE
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1.0.4 features two new translations: German by Peer Oliver Schmidt and Norwegian
by Tarjei Knapstad. Minor installation bugs have been squashed.

Chronos is currently available in the following languages:
	- English
	- French
	- Italian (incomplete)
	- German
	- Norwegian

OLDER RELEASES
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1.0.3 introduces the Italian translation by Enzo Bontempo, fixes some language
issues and minor display glitches. This could be the last 1.0.x release, unless
translations for other languages get written.

1.0.2 fixes some language issues (sorry English speakers), has better
installation instructions and an easter egg.

1.0.1 is an early release. It is fully working but lacks documentation. This
will be addressed in 1.0.2, which should be out shortly. Also, this software was
developed by French-speaking people so there may be some artifacts of that in
various places in the code. This will surely disappear over time.

1.0 was fully working but a few cosmetic bugs had to be ironed out.

FUTURE RELEASES
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* CALL FOR TRANSLATORS *
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*  Translating is EASY! Write to chronos@linuxquebec.com for more information.  *
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1.1.0 will have the following features (among others, surely):
    - Ability to add file attachments to an event
	- Ability to remove/add participants to an event
	- Ability to have no time associated with an event (only a date)
	- Ability to have no duration associated with an event (only a start moment)
	- The two last features will be useable in combination
	- When the checkbox "ask for confirmation" is not checked, all status info
	  will not be shown for participants.
	- Holidays

Future plans/dreams:
	- Ability to choose from different stylesheets (themeability!)
	- Many different languages to choose from

CONTACT
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Send questions/suggestions/flames/patches to chronos@linuxquebec.com.

Linux Qu�bec Technologies offers professionnal support for this software.
Visit Linux Qu�bec Technologies at http://www.linuxquebec.com.
Send support inquiries to info@linuxquebec.com.