Transportable Object Model (TOM) Kit for Perl

			     Version 2.02

			   ( Final Release )

		 Copyright (c) 1997, James Duncan

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of either:

	a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
	Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any
	later version, or

	b) the "Artistic License" which comes with this kit.

    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 either
    the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the Artistic License with this kit,
    in the file named "Artistic".  If not, you can get one from the Perl
    distribution. You should also have received a copy of the GNU General
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TOM Kit, Version 2.02 (Final Release)
-----------------------------
TOM allows you contain objects within a TOM object.  This TOM object can
then be flattened into a general container which can be passed from machine
to machine.  The objects stored inside the container can be used on any
machine with both Perl and Tom installed.

TOM has now been uploaded to CPAN, and some changes have been made because
of this.   It is now known as Class::Tom.  This is mainly to preserve
registered top-level heirarchies.

TOM is first updated at it's web page, which is located at
http://www.hawk.igs.net/~jduncan/Tom.  Info about upcoming releases, bug
fixes, etc can be found there.  

If you find a bug please don't hesitate to fix and send the patch to me :-)
If you just let me know where the bug crops up however, it should be plenty
enough for me.

A mailing list out there is appropriate for discussing Tom.  Subscribe to
perl5-agents-request@daft.com using the standard subscribe fred@foobar.com
syntax.  You can send mail to the list at perl5-agents@daft.com.

The other way to get help is to send mail directly to me:
James Duncan <jduncan@hawk.igs.net>