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<H1 ALIGN="RIGHT"><A NAME="intro">1 - Introduction to FLTK</A></H1>
<P>The Fast Light Tool Kit (&quot;FLTK&quot;, pronounced
-&quot;fulltick&quot;) is a LGPL'd C++ graphical user interface
-toolkit for X (UNIX&reg;), MacOS&reg;, and Microsoft&reg;
-Windows&reg;. It was originally developed by Mr. Bill Spitzak
+&quot;fulltick&quot;) is a cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit for
+UNIX&reg;/Linux&reg; (X11), Microsoft&reg; Windows&reg;, and
+MacOS&reg; X. FLTK provides modern GUI functionality without the
+bloat and supports 3D graphics via OpenGL&reg; and its built-in
+GLUT emulation. It was originally developed by Mr. Bill Spitzak
and is currently maintained by a small group of developers
across the world with a central repository in the US.</P>
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<P>FLTK comes with complete free source code. FLTK is available
under the terms of the <A href="license.html">GNU Library
-General Public License</A> with ammendments that allow for
-static linking. Contrary to popular belief, it can be used in
+General Public License</A> with exceptions that allow for static
+linking. Contrary to popular belief, it can be used in
commercial software - even Bill Gates could use it!</P>
<H2>What Does &quot;FLTK&quot; Mean?</H2>