README for QGIS version 0.2 'Pumpkin'
Quantum GIS (QGIS) is designed to be a Geographic Information System (GIS) 
built for Linux/Unix. QGIS offers support for vector and raster formats. 
Currently QGIS supports many common vector and raster formats shapefiles
and PostgreSQL/PostGIS layers. 

This release adds:
  Simple and graduated SVG marker symbols 
  SVG Marker library
  Mapcanvas is updated as features are drawn (every 1,000 features) 
  WhatsThis? help for menus and toolbar buttons 
  Save map canvas as an image (.png) 
  Search radius for identifying features can be specified in the preferences dialog 
  Splashscreen can be disabled in user preferences
  Raster statistics
  Thumbnail preview in raster properties dialog
  Metadata tab in raster properties dialog
  Internationalization for several languages
  Snapshot mode (invoked from command line)
  Command line options for loading project files/layers
  Currently loaded plugins are restored each time QGIS is started
New Core Plugins
  Delimited text plugin for creating a map layer from a set of x, y coordinates
  GPS importer plugin
  Grid/graticule maker plugin
  Grass plugin
New Contributed Plugins
  Launcher plugin runs a system script or program
  Worldmap
  Fishing_spots tutorial plugin
  Open modeller

Supported raster formats include:
  Grass
  USGS DEM
  ArcInfo binary grid
  ArcInfo ASCII grid
  ERDAS Imagine
  SDTS
  GeoTiff
  Tiff with world file

Supported vector formats include:
  ESRI Shapefiles
  PostgreSQL/PostGIS
  GRASS
  

NOTE -- Please follow the installation instructions carefully. 
After untarring the distribution, you can find the HTML version of the 
installation document in qgis/doc/index.html. The installation document is 
also available as PDF in the same directory or on the website at
http://qgis.org/docs/install.html.

HELP US --  Please submit bug reports using the QGIS bug tracker at:
            http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=55820&atid=478378
            When reporting a bug, either login to SourceForge or, if you don't
            have a SourceForge id, provide an email address where we can 
            request additional information.
  
            Please do not use the Bugs forum to report bugs.
  
SUPPORT -   You can get support in the following ways:
            1.  Using the QGIS community site at http://community.qgis.org
            2.  Using the Help forum at:
                http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=186685
            3.  Joining the qgis-users mailing list at:
                http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qgis-user
            4.  Using IRC by joining the #qgis channel on irc.freenode.net. 
                Please wait around for a response to your question as many 
                folks on the channel are doing other things and it may take a 
                while for them to notice your question.