
Horde
Version 2.0

What is Horde?
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The Horde Project is a group of developers who write Web applications
using the Horde Application Framework, itself a product of the
Project.

The Horde Application Framework is written in PHP, and provides the
common tools a Web application requires: classes for dealing with
preferences, compression, browser detection, connection tracking,
MIME, and more.


Obtaining Horde
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Further information on Horde and the latest version can be obtained at

  http://www.horde.org/horde/

Information on applications that use the Horde framework can be
found at

  http://www.horde.org/projects.php


Documentation
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The following documentation is available in the Horde distribution:

README                - This file
COPYING               - Copyright and license information
docs/CHANGES          - List of changes by release
docs/CODING_STANDARDS - Coding standards for Horde projects
docs/CREDITS          - Who developed this
docs/INSTALL          - Installation instructions
docs/CONTRIBUTING     - How to contribute to Horde
docs/HACKING          - How to get Horde via CVS

Installation
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Instructions for installing Horde can be found in the file INSTALL
in the docs/ directory of the Horde distribution.


Assistance
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If you encounter problems with Horde, help is available! 

The Horde Frequently Asked Questions List (FAQ), available on the Web
at
 
  http://www.horde.org/faq/

The Horde Project runs a number of mailing lists, for individual
applications and for issues relating to the project as a whole.
Information, archives, and subscription informatoin can be found at

  http://www.horde.org/mail/

Lastly, Horde developers, contributors and users also make occasional
appearances on IRC, on the channel #horde on the Open Projects Network
(irc.openprojects.net).


Licensing
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For licensing and copyright information, please see the file
COPYING in the Horde distribution.

Thanks,

The Horde team
horde@lists.horde.org

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