This is the LGPL'd component of libart. All functions needed for running the Gnome canvas, and for printing support, will be going in here. The GPL'd component will be getting various enhanced functions for specific applications. Libart is free software. It is also for sale. For information about licensing libart, please contact Raph Levien <raph@acm.org>. Contributions to the codebase are also very welcome, but the copyright must be assigned in writing to preserve the licensing flexibility. For more information about libart, see the web page: http://www.levien.com/libart/ There's also a libart tutorial available at http://www.gnome.org/~mathieu/libart/libart.html