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-Inkscape. Draw Freely.
-======================
-
-http://www.inkscape.org/
-
-Inkscape is an open source drawing tool with capabilities similar to
-Illustrator, Freehand, and CorelDraw that uses the W3C standard scalable
-vector graphics  format (SVG). Some supported SVG features include
-basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms,
-gradients, and grouping. In addition, Inkscape supports Creative Commons
-meta-data, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path,
-and SVG XML editing. It also imports several formats like EPS, Postscript,
-JPEG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based
-formats.
-
-Inkscape's main motivations are to provide the Open Source community
-with a fully W3C compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool emphasizing a
-lightweight core with powerful features added as extensions, and the
-establishment of a friendly, open, community-oriented development
-processes.
-
-
-Basic Installation
-==================
-
-Inkscape version 0.92 and newer can be build using cmake:
-
-  mkdir build
-  cd build
-  cmake ..
-  make
-  make install
-
-Other platforms such as Windows and Mac require a lot more and are considered
-a developer and packager task. These instructions are kept on the Inkscape wiki.
-
-Required Dependencies
-=====================
-The Inkscape core depends on several other libraries that you will need
-install, if they are not already present on your system.  The most
-typical libraries you may need to install are:
-
-   * Boehm-GC 
-   * libsigc++
-   * glibmm  
-   * gtkmm  
-
-Please see http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingInkscape for the
-most current dependencies, including links to the source tarballs.
-
-
-Extension Dependencies
-======================
-Inkscape also has a number of extensions for implementing various
-features such as support for non-SVG file formats, etc.  In theory, all
-extensions are optional, however in practice you will want to have these
-installed and working.  Unfortunately, there is a great deal of
-variability in how you can get these functioning properly.  Here are
-some recommendations:
-
-First, make sure you have Perl and Python.  If you are on Windows you
-should also install Cygwin.
-
-Next, you will need to ensure the dependencies for each extension is
-present.  Depending on which extensions you need, the dependencies are
-going to vary, but here are some you may need to install:
-
-   * XML::Parser
-   * XML::XQL
-
-If you install dependencies to non-standard locations, such as
-installing XML::Parser someplace in your home directory, you may need to
-take some extra steps to indicate where those dependencies are to be
-found.  For instance, with Perl modules, set the PERLLIB or PERL5LIB
-variable (see `man perlrun`)
-