README.txt

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   2 README file for CiviCRM
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   4 1. About
   5 2. Installation
   6 3. Documentation
   7 4. Support
   8 5. Development
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  13 1. About
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  15 CiviCRM is a constituent relationship management system designed to
  16 meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups.
  17 It is an open source project, licensed under GNU AGPL 3, and
  18 coordinated by CiviCRM LLC. The project website is http://civicrm.org/
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  20 CiviCRM is released as a module that runs within the Drupal, Joomla,
  21 and WordPress content management systems.
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  25 2. Installation
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  27 Links to download the full CiviCRM package are on our website:
  28 http://civicrm.org/go/download
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  30 Installation instruction can be found on the wiki:
  31 http://wiki.civicrm.org/
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  35 3. Documentation
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  37 Documentation, as well as the project bug tracker and mailing lists,
  38 can be found at http://civicrm.org/ Just click on the appropriate link.
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  40 Our main documentation site is the CiviCRM wiki:
  41 http://wiki.civicrm.org/
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  45 4. Support
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  47 The best place to get support is from the CiviCRM Stack Exchange site:
  48 http://civicrm.stackexchange.com/
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  50 There is also a forum, for more in-depth discussions:
  51 http://forum.civicrm.org/
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  55 5. Development
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  57 Developers are highly encouraged to join the CiviCRM forums and post
  58 questions and ideas on the Developer Discussion board:
  59 http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/board,20.0.html
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  61 Installing the latest developmental code requires some special steps. Full
  62 instructions are on the wiki:
  63 http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Github+for+CiviCRM
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  65 Report all issues to CiviCRM via JIRA:
  66 http://issues.civicrm.org