General Information
===================

This is Rhythmbox version 0.8. Rhythmbox is your one-stop multimedia
application, supporting a music library, multiple playlists,
internet radio, and more.

Rhythmbox is free software, licensed under the GNU GPL.

The official web site is:
  http://web.rhythmbox.org/

Information about mailing lists can be found at:
  http://lists.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/rhythmbox-devel

Our IRC channel is #rhythmbox on GIMPnet (irc.gimp.org).

Rhythmbox is developed primarily using the arch revision control
system, specifically the "tla" implementation.  To get a copy
of the latest development tree, see this web page:
http://web.rhythmbox.org/development.html

Installation
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See the files INSTALL.quick and INSTALL.

How to report bugs
==================

Bugs should be reported to the GNOME bug tracking system.
(http://bugzilla.gnome.org, product rhythmbox.) You will need to create an
account for yourself.

In the bug report please include:

* Information about your system. For instance:

   - GStreamer version (or Xine version if you're using the Xine backend)
   - Available GStreamer plugins (run gst-inspect with no arguments)
   
  And anything else you think is relevant.

* Before you report a bug, it will be useful to know if GStreamer works.
  Try running this command:

  $ gst-launch-0.8 gnomevfssrc location=/path/to/my/musicfile.ogg ! spider ! volume ! audioscale ! audioconvert ! $(gconftool-2 -g /system/gstreamer/0.8/default/audiosink)  

  Just replace /path/to/my/musicfile.ogg with some sound file.
  You might also want to try the monkey-media tests/test-cmdline program.

* How to reproduce the bug.

  If you can reproduce the bug with one of the programs in tests/, that
  will be most convenient.  Otherwise, please include a short test program
  that exhibits the behavior.  As a last resort, you can also provide
  a pointer to a larger piece of software that can be downloaded.

* If the bug was a crash, the exact text that was printed out when the
  crash occured, and a trace (which can be obtained by using gdb or bug-buddy).

Development
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See the HACKING file.

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