This document attempts to thoroughly describe the operation of the Awesum graphical checksum verifier. The intended audience for this document is anyone who may be interested in using Awesum. It assumes only a basic knowledge of computers.

As is the case with the documentation for most open source software, this is a perpetual work in progress. The author of this document makes no guarantees that the information contained herein is complete and/or accurate for any given period of time.

Sorry about the above paragraph, I just reaaaally want to make sure I don't get sued. Now, on with the show...