Online Cardgame System

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 1.0

Notes:
OCS - Online Cardgame System
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This is OCS, the Online Cardgame System.  It was built to provide a Free
alternative to services such as Yahoo! Games.  Currently the system includes
a portable server, which works on both Linux and Win32, with potential
support for other platforms, and a client for Win32.  This is an alpha
release, so we expect bugs and other mishaps, and we are also still
in development of new features.  If you find a bug, or think a feature
needs to be added, let us know, and we'll try to do something about it.

The server uses a plugin architecture to load games, so new games can
be created without even recompiling the server.  If you feel like developing
new games for OCS, go ahead!  If you find our current game protocol
insufficient for a certain game, let us know and we'll see what needs
to be changed to support it.  The client is written to be a "dumb" client,
so it does not need to know anything about the specifics of a game to
play it.  As a result of this, we have restricted the types of actions
that the client can perform, which might make certain kinds of games
impossible to play right now.  The system should accomodate any sort
of trick-taking game right now, but there are no guarantees.

Finally, visit the OCS homepage for more information and to learn about
the latest development: http://ocs.sourceforge.net

Thanks for downloading!
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Ted Mielczarek
tam4@users.sourceforge.net

Todd Jeffreys
paladine@users.sourceforge.net

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