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-=======
-Windows binary builds are available at <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/544fbhsokdpy3n7/AAAKwl6BluqwT9Xn2slyp0dCa>
+opentrack project home at <<http://github.com/opentrack/opentrack>>.
-Source code access available at <http://github.com/opentrack/opentrack/>
+Binary releases at <<https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack/releases>>.
---
+Please first refer to <<https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack/wiki>>
+for new user guide, frequent questions, specific tracker/filter
+documentation.
+
+***
**opentrack** is an application dedicated to tracking user's head
-movements and relaying them to games and flight simulation software.
+movements and relaying the information to games and flight simulation
+software.
Not to be confused with railway planning software <<http://opentrack.ch>>
-See our wiki at <<https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack/wiki>>
+***
# Tracking sources
- PointTracker by Patrick Ruoff, freetrack-like light sources
- Oculus Rift
-- AR marker support via the ArUco library <https://github.com/rmsalinas/aruco>
-- HT tracker <https://github.com/sthalik/headtracker>
+- Paper marker support via the ArUco library <<https://github.com/rmsalinas/aruco>>
+- Human face tracker <<https://github.com/sthalik/headtracker>>
- Razer Hydra
- Relaying via UDP from a different computer
-- Joystick analog axes (Windows only)
+- Relaying UDP via FreePIE-specific Android app
+- Joystick analog axes (Windows, Linux)
+- Windows Phone [tracker](http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/opentrack-head-tracking/1c604f32-6d68-40ef-aa44-3163e30f547f) over opentrack UDP protocol
# Output
-- FlightGear Nasal script
-- FSUIPC for Microsoft Flight Simulator (Windows)
- SimConnect for newer Microsoft Flight Simulator (Windows)
-- freetrack emulation (Windows)
-- Relaying udp to another computer
-- Joystick support via freedesktop.org libevdev (Linux)
-- Joystick support via VJoy (Windows)
+- freetrack implementation (Windows)
+- Relaying UDP to another computer
+- Virtual joystick output (Linux, Windows)
- Wine freetrack glue protocol (Linux, OSX)
-- Tablet-like coordinate output (Windows)
+- X-Plane plugin (Linux)
+- Tablet-like mouse output (Windows)
+- FlightGear Nasal script
+- FSUIPC for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002/2004 (Windows)
+
+***
# Configuration
-**opentrack** offers output shaping, filtering, is buildable on
-MS Windows, MacOSX and GNU/Linux.
+**opentrack** allows for output shaping, filtering, the codebase builds
+on on Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX, and GNU/Linux.
+
+Don't be afraid to submit an issue/feature request if need arises.
-Don't be afraid to submit an issue/feature request if the need arises.
+***
# Credits
@@ -49,13 +59,14 @@ Don't be afraid to submit an issue/feature request if the need arises.
- Ryan Spicer (OSX tester, contributor)
- Patrick Ruoff (PT tracker)
- Ulf Schreiber (PT tracker)
+- Andrzej Czarnowski (quality assurance)
- uglyDwarf (high CON)
- Wim Vriend (historically)
# Licensing information
-The code originally licensed under GPLv3, new code is required to be
-compatible with it unless resides in separate address space.
+The code originally licensed under GPLv3, new code required legally
+compatible unless resides in separate address space.
-It's recommended to submit new code under ISC license, it's a shorter
-boilerplate header than MIT/X11 or new BSD.
+Recommended to submit new code under ISC license, shorter boilerplate
+header than MIT/X11 or new BSD.