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+NoFlash Project
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 Thoma Walker Lynch
+
+Licensed under MIT License
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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+SOFTWARE.

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+# NoFlash Project
+
+## License
+
+Note the LICENSE file in this directory.
+
+## Overview
+
+The **NoFlash** project aims to capture and manipulate video frames directly 
+from the GPU frame buffer to prevent bright flashes that can be potentially eye 
+damaging, particularly in dark mode. By workign with the GPU and grabbing
+frames immediately before display, software gets no say in the matter.
+
+### Problem Statement
+
+Many applicationss revert to white backgrounds during transitions, such as in
+new tabs, when X or Wyaland open a new window, when when playing videos and the
+author made a poor choice for transitioning or desires to mimic a photo flash.
+After 15 years of reporting bugs on applicationss and complaining to video
+produces, and there being only temporary fixes, it is time to recognize that the
+this problem is deeper than that which software developers can address, and
+to recognize there is no end to the see of new video produces.
+
+### Current Status
+
+This 'weekend' work has been temporarily halted due to unresolved issues of
+permission errors when accessing the framebuffer via Direct Rendering Manager
+(DRM) interfaces, even for priveledged programs.
+
+1. Attempts to disconnect and manipulate the display in 
+   order to capture the frame buffer have been met with "permission denied" 
+   errors, even when running as the root user.
+   
+2. **Frame Buffer Capture**: While it is possible to create and manage "dumb 
+   buffers" (simple memory-mapped frame buffers), capturing real-time video 
+   frames is meeting permission denied errors.
+
+### Current Platform
+
+Linux Fedora 40. Ryzen whith AMD Radeon GPU active, Nvidia GPU available, not
+intending to use it for this.
+
+## Contact
+
+For more information or questions about this project, please contact:
+
+Thomas Walker Lynch <xtujpz@reasoningtechnology.com>
+