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+[This version of timidity has been stripped for simplicity in porting to SDL,
+and then even further for SDL_sound]
+---------------------------------*-text-*---------------------------------
+
+        From http://www.cgs.fi/~tt/discontinued.html :
+
+        If you'd like to continue hacking on TiMidity, feel free. I'm
+        hereby extending the TiMidity license agreement: you can now 
+        select the most convenient license for your needs from (1) the
+        GNU GPL, (2) the GNU LGPL, or (3) the Perl Artistic License.  
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        This is the README file for TiMidity v0.2i
+
+	TiMidity is a MIDI to WAVE converter that uses Gravis
+Ultrasound(*)-compatible patch files to generate digital audio data
+from General MIDI files. The audio data can be played through any
+sound device or stored on disk. On a fast machine, music can be
+played in real time. TiMidity runs under Linux, FreeBSD, HP-UX, SunOS, and
+Win32, and porting to other systems with gcc should be easy.
+
+	TiMidity Features:
+
+	* 32 or more dynamically allocated fully independent voices
+	* Compatibility with GUS patch files
+	* Output to 16- or 8-bit PCM or uLaw audio device, file, or
+          stdout at any sampling rate
+	* Optional interactive mode with real-time status display
+	  under ncurses and SLang terminal control libraries. Also
+          a user friendly motif interface since version 0.2h
+	* Support for transparent loading of compressed MIDI files and
+	  patch files
+
+	* Support for the following MIDI events:
+	  - Program change
+	  - Key pressure
+	  - Channel main volume
+	  - Tempo
+	  - Panning
+	  - Damper pedal (Sustain)
+	  - Pitch wheel
+	  - Pitch wheel sensitivity
+	  - Change drum set
+
+* The GNU General Public License can, as always, be found in the file
+  "../COPYING".
+
+* TiMidity requires sampled instruments (patches) to play MIDI files. You
+  should get the file "timidity-lib-0.1.tar.gz" and unpack it in the same
+  directory where you unpacked the source code archive. You'll want more
+  patches later -- read the file "FAQ" for pointers.
+
+* Timidity is no longer supported, but can be found by searching the web.
+
+
+                        Tuukka Toivonen <toivonen@clinet.fi>
+
+[(*) Any Registered Trademarks used anywhere in the documentation or
+source code for TiMidity are acknowledged as belonging to their
+respective owners.]