docs.lily.org from December 1998

 

lily is an interactive Computer Mediated Communications (CMC) server.

Essentially, this means that it allows people at different places to talk to each other via computer.

lily is a real communication tool.

It was, and continues to be, designed and developed - with real people in mind. The initial goal was to improve online, real-time, communication between individuals and groups of people.

lily is flexible.

An equally important secondary development goal of the project was to provide flexibility to programmers to experiment, accommodate and adapt lily under a wide variety of methods and formats for communication

lily is freedom of choice.

lily supports both personal and professional communication and it does so without one type interfering with the other.

While the initial goals for the project have been met, the development continues. We're always looking for ways to improve on its ease of use - of ways to help foster and facilitate interactive communication by and between real people.

The most current lilyCore server and database are available from lily.acm.rpi.edu. The key files are lilyCore.db.gz and moo.tar.gz. In order to stay current, please read the Release Notes.

Webmaster / lily Development Group / 30 December 1998