X-Git-Url: https://git.openstreetmap.org./nominatim.git/blobdiff_plain/85589cf7dcb61c860d88177a986a49beb4bf57d4..f1ba28531919a681614d95fd2e3e524cb9ea2ffa:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6fd0cd45..d130074e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/ . Installation ============ -**Nominatim is a complex piece of software and runs in a complex environment. -Installing and running Nominatim is something for experienced system -administrators only who can do some trouble-shooting themselves. We are sorry, -but we can not provide installation support. We are all doing this in our free -time and there is just so much of that time to go around. Do not open issues in -our bug tracker if you need help. Use the discussions forum -or ask for help on [help.openstreetmap.org](https://help.openstreetmap.org/).** - The latest stable release can be downloaded from https://nominatim.org. There you can also find [installation instructions for the release](https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/admin/Installation), as well as an extensive [Troubleshooting/FAQ section](https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/admin/Faq/). @@ -55,20 +47,31 @@ A quick summary of the necessary steps: License ======= -The source code is available under a GPLv2 license. +The Python source code is available under a GPL license version 3 or later. +The Lua configuration files for osm2pgsql are released under the +Apache License, Version 2.0. All other files are under a GPLv2 license. Contributing ============ -Contributions, bugreport and pull requests are welcome. -For details see [contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md). +Contributions, bug reports and pull requests are welcome. When reporting a +bug, please use one of the +[issue templates](https://github.com/osm-search/Nominatim/issues/new/choose) +and make sure to provide all the information requested. If you are not +sure if you have really found a bug, please ask for help in the forums +first (see 'Questions' below). + +For details on contributing, have a look at the +[contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md). Questions and help ================== -For questions, community help and discussions you can use the -[Github discussions forum](https://github.com/osm-search/Nominatim/discussions) -or join the -[geocoding mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/geocoding). +If you have questions about search results and the OpenStreetMap data +used in the search, use the [OSM Forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/). + +For questions, community help and discussions around the software and +your own installation of Nominatim, use the +[Github discussions forum](https://github.com/osm-search/Nominatim/discussions).