brailcom · dahlinomine · Mar 27, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ interfaces and client applications known to work with Speech Dispatcher are
 listed in [overview of speech-dispatcher](README.overview.md) as well as voices
 settings and where to look at in case of a sound or speech issue.
 
+Installation
+------------
+
+To build and install Speech Dispatcher from source, use the standard autotools sequence:
+
+    ./build.sh
+    ./configure
+    make
+    sudo make install
+
+For detailed build requirements and dependencies, please refer to the [INSTALL](INSTALL) file.
+
 Mailing-lists
 -------------
 
@@ -91,152 +103,4 @@ repository from:
     https://github.com/brailcom/speechd.git
 
 
-Modules for different speech synthesis backends can easily be developped in
-different ways. This allows to integrate all kinds of speech syntheses, be
-they C libraries, external commands, or even http services, and whatever their
-licences since the interface between the speechd server and the syntheses is a
-mere pipe between processes with a very simple protocol. More details are
-available in the
-[Output Modules documentation](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/brailcom/speechd/blob/master/doc/speech-dispatcher.html#Output-Modules)
-
-
-Rust bindings are currently developed separately. You can use the [GitLab web
-interface](https://gitlab.com/ndarilek/speech-dispatcher-rs) or clone the
-repository from:
-
-    https://gitlab.com/ndarilek/speech-dispatcher-rs.git
-
-A Java library is currently developed separately. You can use the [GitHub web
-interface](https://github.com/brailcom/speechd-java) or clone the repository
-from:
-
-    https://github.com/brailcom/speechd-java.git
-
-To build and install speech-dispatcher and all of it's components, read the
-file [INSTALL](INSTALL).
-
-
-To try the just-built speech-dispatcher without installing it (e.g. to avoid
-disturbing an existing speech-dispatcher instance), you can run
-
-```
-./run-speechd -t 0 -s
-```
-
-and in another terminal run
-
-```
-./run-spd-say foo
-```
-
-You can also make other speech-dispatcher clients connect to your dedicated
-instance by first running
-
-```
-export SPEECHD_ADDRESS=inet_socket:127.0.0.1:6561
-```
-
-If you want those clients to also use the just-built libspeechd, you can
-additionally use
-
-```
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/src/api/c/.libs
-```
-
-
-People
-------
-
-Speech Dispatcher is being developed in closed cooperation between the Brailcom
-company and external developers, both are equally important parts of the
-development team. The development team also accepts and processes contributions
-from other developers, for which we are always very thankful! See more details
-about our development model in Cooperation. Bellow find a list of current inner
-development team members and people who have contributed to Speech Dispatcher in
-the past:
-
-Development team:
-
-  * Samuel Thibault
-  * Jan Buchal
-  * Tomas Cerha
-  * Hynek Hanke
-  * Milan Zamazal
-  * Luke Yelavich
-  * C.M. Brannon
-  * William Hubbs
-  * Andrei Kholodnyi
-
-Contributors: Trevor Saunders, Lukas Loehrer,Gary Cramblitt, Olivier Bert, Jacob
-Schmude, Steve Holmes, Gilles Casse, Rui Batista, Marco Skambraks ...and many
-others.
-
-Licensing
----------
-
-Speech Dispatcher uses several layers of software, to allow for flexible
-licensing.
-
-The central speechd server is essentially GPLv2.
-
-The C api client library is essentially LGPL2.1-or-later, which thus allows to
-use it in various applications with little licensing concerns. It is connected
-to the central server through a socket with the SSIP protocol, in such a way
-that GPL licensing propagation doesn't apply.
-
-The speech modules are connected to the central server through a pipe with
-a very simple protocol similar to SSIP, in such a way that GPL licensing
-propagation doesn't apply either.
-
-To make writing speech modules simpler, a libspeechd_module library is provided
-under a BSD-2 license, which can thus be combined with essentially any other
-license.
-
-Some more advanced module helpers are also provided under LGPLv2.1-or-later, but
-they are not mandatory.
-
-
-
-In detail:
-
-- The speech-dispatcher server (src/server/ + src/common/) contains
-GPLv2-or-later and LGPLv2.1-or-later source code, but is linked against
-libdotconf, which is LGPLv2.1-only at the time of writing.
-
-- The speech-dispatcher modules (src/modules/ + src/common/ + src/audio/)
-contain GPLv2-or-later, LGPLv2.1-or-later, LGPLv2-or-later, and BSD-2 source
-code, but some parts are also linked against libdotconf, which is LGPLv2.1-only
-at the time of writing.
-
-- The spd-conf tool (src/api/python/speechd_config/), spd-say tool
-(src/clients/say), and spdsend tool (src/clients/spdsend/) are GPLv2-or-later.
-
-- The C API library (src/api/c/) is LGPLv2.1-or-later
-
-- The Common Lisp API library (src/api/cl/) is LGPLv2.1-or-later.
-
-- The Guile API library (src/api/guile/) contains GPLv2-or-later and
-LGPLv2.1-or-later source code.
-
-- The Python API library (src/api/python/speechd/) is LGPLv2.1-or-later.
-
-- All tests in src/tests/ are GPLv2-or-later.
-
-
-
-Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Brailcom, o.p.s
-Copyright (C) 2018-2020, 2022, 2024-2026 Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>
-Copyright (C) 2018 Didier Spaier <didier@slint.fr>
-
-This README file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
-the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-version.
-
-This README file 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 (file
-COPYING in the root directory).
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+Modules for differ