Alkaline's source code is a C++ base library developed for server applications. This was originally known
as the MV4 library, released as free source code by Vestris Inc. in 1997. The Alkaline specific implementation includes
a search engine and an indexing spider. The source code consists of over 80 fully portable
C++ classes written from ground-up. The source code builds under Windows NT with Microsoft Visual Studio and using
gcc/egcs on many UNIX flavors. Autoconf scripts make sure that the right defines and system choices are made, which
is classic in the UNIX development environment.
We have worked real hard to make Alkaline happen. Alkaline's source code is not available in the public domain.
Commercial companies or organizations that wish to develop commercial or non-commercial applications
using the Alkaline's source code can license it from Vestris Inc. Please refer to the licensing section
in the users guide for details.