The GNU Enterprise Application Server (GEAS), one of the foundations of the
GNUe Project, provides a means for managing and deploying multi-tier business
applications.  Its architecture encourages reusability and easy maintenance by
presenting data as objects and business logic as methods to clients written in
several popular programming languages.

GEAS is actively being developed. Please refer to the file named `NEWS' to
see which version you are looking at here, and what has changed since earlier
versions.

To install GEAS on your system, follow the procedure described in the file
`INSTALL'.

Use the file `geas.conf' to set the parameters (especially the database to use)
for GEAS. Use the file `src/geas.conf' if you run GEAS from the source
directory, and use the file `${prefix}/etc/geas.conf' if you installed GEAS
with `make install'.

The file `examples/python/addrbook.py' can be used to test GEAS. Please note
that this program expects geas to be run from the source directory.

If you have problems with configuring, building, installing, or running GEAS,
the file named `FAQ' could contain a helpful hint.

GEAS is free software. See the file `COPYING' for the terms and conditions
for copying, distribution and modification.

The subdirectory `doc' contains additional information. Since this is a
development release, please don't expect all documentation to be 100% up
to date.

Please send bug reports to gnue-geas@lists.gnue.org
