[hylafax-users] [ANNOUNCE] New client project for GNU and Windows

[Wolfgang Sourdeau <wolfgang@ultim.net>]

Hi everyone,


This is to announce that George Farris and me are likely going to
merge our efforts to provide a complete HylaFAX client solution.
Currently, we have a send-only client, gfax, and a viewer called "the
GNU FaXile Viewer" (or gfaxviewer).

Plans are to create a library which could handle all input and output
from and to any type free fax server, HylaFAX being the first target.
In a distant future we might as well implement some kind of character
recognition, but it won't be available before every other useful
features such as: address book handling, book keeping, remote
administration, ...

The library is not yet ready but GFax and gfaxviewer and available
and useable. Gfax requires GNOME while gfaxviewer only requires GTK+
(a GNOMEified version is on the way).

This package will probably be part of the GNU Project, as such it will
be tightly integrated with GNU and GNOME, which is the GNU desktop. But
since a Windows version will be available, that integration will be
optional. The Windows version will be there in order to replace
proprietary systems which are available for that platform and help
Windows users become aware of the free software movement. The GNU
version will be there because there is currently no such package being
BOTH useable and user-friendly.

The gfax package is currently available from
http://www.gmsys.com/gnome-gfax.php while the gfaxviewer is
downloadable from http://www.ultim.net/~wolfgang/gfv.php.

Both packages are distributed under the terms of the GNU General
Public License. This means that you are welcome to access their source
code, to provide any amount of copy you want to anyone else, and to
use those programs for any purpose. Btw, you are also welcome to send
fixes and enhancements too as well as to report any problem you might
encounter.


Happy faxing!


Wolfgang


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