--- Hellanzb/Core.py.orig	2008-08-05 23:50:37.000000000 -0700
+++ Hellanzb/Core.py	2008-08-06 00:02:39.000000000 -0700
@@ -32,14 +32,13 @@
             return
         else:
             error('Unable to load specified config file: ' + optionalConfigFile)
             sys.exit(1)
 
-    # look for conf in this order: sys.prefix, ./, or ./etc/
-    confDirs = [os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'etc')]
+    # look for conf in this order: $HOME/, /etc, or ./
+    confDirs = [os.environ['HOME'], '/etc']
     try:
-        confDirs.append(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'etc'))
         confDirs.append(os.getcwd())
     except OSError, ose:
         if ose.errno != 2:
             raise
         # OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory. cwd doesn't exist
@@ -49,16 +48,22 @@
     if Hellanzb.SYSNAME == "Darwin":
         confDirs[0] = '/opt/local/etc'
 
     for dir in confDirs:
         file = os.path.join(dir, 'hellanzb.conf')
+        file2 = os.path.join(dir, '.hellanzb.conf')
         
         if loadConfig(file):
             Hellanzb.CONFIG_FILENAME = file
             return
+        elif loadConfig(file2):
+            Hellanzb.CONFIG_FILENAME = file2
+            return
         
     error('Could not find configuration file in the following dirs: ' + str(confDirs))
+    readmeFedora = "*DOCDIR*/*PKGNAME*/README.Fedora"
+    print open(readmeFedora).read().strip()
     sys.exit(1)
     
 def loadConfig(fileName):
     """ Attempt to load the specified config file. If successful, clean the variables/data the
     config file has setup """