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@mainpage JACK Audio Connection Kit

@section intro Introduction

JACK is a low-latency audio server, written primarily for the
GNU/Linux operating system.  It can connect several client
applications to an audio device, and allow them to share audio with
each other.  Clients can run as separate processes like normal
applications, or within the JACK server as "plugins".

JACK differs from other audio servers in being designed from the
ground up for professional audio work, focusing on two key areas:
synchronous execution of all clients, and low latency operation.

@see <http://jackit.sourceforge.net>


@section contents Contents

The JACK programming interfaces are described in several header files:

  - <jack/jack.h> defines most of the interfaces used by JACK clients.
  - <jack/transport.h> provides a simple transport control mechanism
  for starting, stopping and repositioning clients.  This is described
  in the @ref transport-design document.
  - <jack/types.h> defines most of the data types for JACK.


@section license License

Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by Paul Davis and others.

JACK is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU GPL and LGPL licenses as published by the Free
Software Foundation, <http://www.gnu.org>.  Most of JACK uses the GPL,
as noted in the source file headers.  But, the library interfaces are
licensed under the LGPL, allowing proprietary programs to link with
JACK and call its services.  You should have received a copy of these
Licenses along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
USA.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
General Public License for more details.

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