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   <h2>About this Project</h2>
   <P><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/bacnet/">This BACnet protocol stack library</a>
   provides a BACnet application layer, network layer and media access (MAC)
-  layer communications services for an embedded system.</p>
+  layer communications services.  It is an open source, royalty-free library
+  for an embedded system, Windows, Linux, or other operating system.  Example 
+  BACnet client and server applications are included.</p>
 
   <P>BACnet - A Data Communication Protocol for Building
   Automation and Control Networks - see <a
@@ -39,9 +41,9 @@
     any BACnet services.  The source code is in the public domain. </li>
     <li><a href="http://www.wireshark.org/">Wireshark</a> - an open source, 
     cross platform protocol analyzer with BACnet support.  The detailed BACnet 
-    support in began in version 0.10.11 released on May 4, 2005 when Wireshark 
+    support began in version 0.10.11 released on May 4, 2005 when Wireshark 
     was known as Ethereal.</li>
-    <li><a href="http://bacnet4linux.sourceforge.net/">BACnet4Linux</a> - a
+    <li><a href="http://bacnet4linux.sourceforge.net/">BACnet4Linux</a> - an
     LGPL BACnet application that requires Linux as the OS.</li>
     <li><a href="http://bfr.sourceforge.net/">BACnet Firewall Router</a> -an
     application that combines BACnet routing capability with traffic management
@@ -74,11 +76,14 @@
     href="http://ecos.sourceware.org/">eCos</a>),
   which means that any changes to the core code that are distributed are 
   made available, but the BACnet library can be linked to
-  proprietary code without it becoming GPL. 
+  proprietary code without it becoming licensed under the GPL. 
-  See the <a href="http://ecos.sourceware.org/license-overview.html">eCos license overview</a> for
+  See the <a href="http://ecos.sourceware.org/license-overview.html">eCos license overview</a> for 
   easy to read details about this exception to the GPL. 
   The license does <i>not</i> require users to release the source code of any 
-  <i>applications</i> that are developed with this BACnet stack.<p>
+  <i>applications</i> that are developed with this BACnet stack - only portions of 
+  the BACnet stack that have been modified.  Note that those files in this
+  BACnet stack that are expected to be modified are licensed using the
+  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License">MIT License</a>.<p>
 
   <p>The text of the GPL exception included in each source file is as
   follows:</p>
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@
   unit tests (PC based unit tests) and example application code.
   Since the code is designed to be
   portable, it compiles with GCC as well as other compilers,
-  such as Borland C++, Visual C++, MinGW, or MicroChip C18.
+  such as Borland C++, Visual C++, MinGW, Code Warrior, or MicroChip C18.
   The source code is also designed to be readable, understandable,
   and most importantly, easy to use.</p>
 
@@ -109,11 +114,11 @@
 
   <h2>What the code does</h2>
 
-  <p>The stack comes with unit tests and demo applications
+  <p>The BACnet stack comes with example applications
-  that can be run under Linux, Win32, RTOS-32, or just about any embedded
+  that can be run under Linux, Win32, RTOS-32, and just about any embedded
   microcontroller.</p>
 
-  <p>The unit tests can be run in a command shell on Linux using the
+  <p>The BACnet stack includes unit tests can be run in a command shell on Linux using the
   unittest.sh script, or using individual .mak files. They were tested under
   <a href="http://www.debian.org/">Debian GNU/Linux</a> and <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu Linux</a>.</p>
 
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@
   another project hosted on SourceForge, as well as various BACnet controllers, 
   BACnet workstations, and through BACnet routers.<p>
 
-  <p>Using a master Makefile in the project root directory, a dozen
+  <p>Using a master Makefile in the project root directory, a dozen or so
   demo applications can be created that run under Linux or Win32.
   Linux supports BACnet Ethernet, BACnet/IP, or ARCNET data link layer
   for communication, and BACnet/IP is supported under Win32.  BACnet Ethernet 
@@ -186,10 +191,10 @@
   has an MS/TP datalink layer sample application.
   It compiles using <a href="http://borland.com/">Borland C++</a>.</p>
 
-  <p>There is a project in the ports/pic18 directory, and a sample 
+  <p>There is a project in the ports/pic18f6720 directory, and a sample 
   application that can be build using <a href="http://microchip.com">MP-Lab</a>
-  and the Microchip compiler MCC18.  The MS/TP portion is now working, 
+  and the Microchip compiler MCC18.  The datalink layer uses BACnet MS/TP
-  and had a good showing at the BACnet International plugfest.</p>
+  and the example uses several different objects and services.</p>
 
   <TABLE border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
     summary="BACnet services supported matrix">
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@
 
   <p>The example handlers interact with example objects, including
   Analog Input, Analog Output, Analog Value, Binary Input, 
-  Binary Output, Binary Value, Life Safety Point,
+  Binary Output, Binary Value, Load Control, Life Safety Point,
   and Multi-state Output objects.  
   The objects can be accessed using WriteProperty,
   ReadProperty, or Who-Has services.  Adding other BACnet objects
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   <p><a
     href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=117598&package_id=140172">BACnet
-    Stack file download</a></p>
+    Stack released files download</a></p>
+    
+  <p>You can get the latest BACnet protocol stack source code using 
+  the <a href="http://subversion.tigris.org/">Subversion</a> version control system. 
+  The main development branch is 
+  at: <a href="https://bacnet.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacnet/trunk/bacnet-stack/">https://bacnet.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacnet/trunk/bacnet-stack/</a>.  This 
+  has the absolute latest code and features. Anyone doing development on the BACnet protocol stack
+  should be using this branch. The stable releases are
+  at: <a href="https://bacnet.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacnet/tags/">https://bacnet.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacnet/tags/</a>.  This
+  matches the released version downloadable through SourceForge. Anyone doing project development using
+  the BACnet protocol stack should be using the tags branch and an appropriate tag.</p>
+
+  <p>To check out the trunk, use "svn co", e.g.</p>
+    <blockquote>
+    <code>svn co https://bacnet.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacnet/trunk/bacnet-stack/</code><br />
+    or<br />
+    <code>svn co https://bacnet.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacnet/tags/bacnet-stack-0-3-0/</code>
+    </blockquote>
 
 <h2>BACnet Developer Resources</h2>
 
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     Linux makes a great development platform
     because all the necessary development tools are included.</li>
     <li><a href="http://www.codeblocks.org/">Code::Blocks</a> - a free cross-platform
-    open source C/C++ IDE. Includes the MinGW compiler for Win32.</li>
+    open source C/C++ IDE. Includes the MinGW compiler for Win32.</li>
+    <li>Win32 development can use <a href="http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/">Borland C++</a> or
+  <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/">Microsoft Visual C++</a>, 
+  both of which are free (as in beer) command line compilers. Be sure to pick up the free
+  <a href="http://info.borland.com/devsupport/bcppbuilder/patches/#freecompiler55">patches (service packs) for the Borland C++ compiler</a> 
+  (<a href="http://info.borland.com/devsupport/bcppbuilder/patches/bcc55/bcc55sp1.zip">SP1</a>, 
+  <a href="http://info.borland.com/devsupport/bcppbuilder/patches/bcc55/bcc55sp2.exe">SP2</a>), 
+  as well as the free turbo debugger.</li>  
 </ul>    
 
 <p><a href="http://www.bacnet.org/Developer/index.html">BACnet Developer Help</a></p>
 
-<p><a href="http://www.bacnetassociation.org/DevRes.htm">BACnet® International Developer Resources</a></p>
+<p><a href="http://www.bacnetassociation.org/DevRes.htm">BACnet International Developer Resources</a></p>
 
 <h2>Products and Projects that use this BACnet Stack</h2>
 
@@ -478,6 +507,6 @@ access layer. BACnetSim is a fork of bacnet-stack-0.0.1</p>
     <b>BACnet<sup>&reg;</sup></b> are registered trademarks of the American
     Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.,
     1791 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329.</font> </p>
-  <p>Updated 24-Oct-2006 by <a href="mailto:skarg@users.sourceforge.net">Steve Karg</a></p>
+  <p>Website updated 2-Apr-2007 by <a href="mailto:skarg@users.sourceforge.net">Steve Karg</a></p>
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