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<chapter id="introduction"><title>Introduction</title>
<para>
<ulink url="http://www.indexdata.dk/yazplusplus/">YAZ++</ulink>
is a C++ layer for YAZ and implements the ANSI Z39.50
protocol for information retrieval (client and server side).
While YAZ itself can be used from both C and C++ it is limited by the
- common denomiator: C.
+ common denominator C.
</para>
<para>
The YAZ++ packages also features a ZOOM interface for C++ (
Later versions (0.7+) of YAZ++ also supports SRW/SRU.
</para>
<para>
- YAZ++ and ZOOM C++ uses the same license as YAZ - see LICENSE file
- for details.
- </para>
- <para>
- This package also contains a proxy as well as a proxy library.
- The proxy can be used to debug existing Z39.50 implementations,
- optimize Z39.50 operation (by caching and other mechanisms), and
- offer a SRW/SRU service.
- The proxy and the proxy library is covered by the GPL.
- See LICENSE.proxy for details.
+ This package also contains a proxy application and proxy developer
+ library.
+ The proxy application can be used to debug existing Z39.50
+ implementations, optimize Z39.50 operation (by caching and other
+ mechanisms), and offer a SRW/SRU service.
</para>
<section>
<title>Licensing</title>
<para>
- The Proxy and its companion library is covered by the
+ The proxy application and the proxy library is covered by the
<link linkend="gpl">GPL</link>.
- The remaning parts: the ZOOM-C++ binding and the YAZ++ library is covered
+ The remaning parts: the ZOOM-C++ library and the YAZ++ library is covered
by the <link linkend="yaz.license">YAZ license</link>.
</para>
</section>