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<P>Roughly speaking, NeL is a platform for the creation of multiplayer
entertainment on the Internet.</P>
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<P>NeL is released as a Free Software project, under the GNU General Public License.
If you are not familiar with it, check the GPL text
<A HREF=/free/GPL.php3>here</A>, or go
directly to the <A HREF=http://www.fsf.org/>Free Software Foundation</A>
site.</P>
<P>NeL uses the GNU GPL to provide as many guarantees as possible for
everyone involved. Meaning the original authors, the casual user, and
all possible contributors. The GPL makes NeL an open platform
and ensures that will stay so.</P>
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<P>There are many potential benefits for you. As it is free software, you
have full control over what it does for you. You are not dependent on anyone
for support or adaptation. You may port NeL to any obscure environment
that no one but you knows about. You may fix the nagging bug that affects
only your computer. You
may add the latest technology you've stumbled upon, without having to
wait for anybody to be convinced that it is an important
project. You may customize NeL to do exactly what <B>you</B> want.</P>
<P>The fact that everyone can read the NeL source also offers a guarantee
of quality. A source that anyone can read will have to be readable by
anyone, and a source that is easy to read is a source that is hard to bug.</P>
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<P>First and foremost, at Nevrax, we believe software should be Free.</P>
<P>In practice, we gain exactly the same things you do. Nevrax does not and cannot have the
level of manpower that a free software community built around a project
has; no one can. So, while Nevrax will work on its own priorities, it will
maintain the NeL reference platform to the best interest of the community.</P>
<P>As people add, enhance and debug NeL, the code will grow, in terms of
quality and functionality, faster than any single organisation could do on its own. Nevrax
is commited to integrate the best of the enhancements, ports and other
useful modifications into the reference platform.</P>
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<P>There are many tools used to make easier the whole process. This site
is dedicated to fostering the kind of community NeL needs, and has all
levels of activity.</P>
<P>A community needs communication, and thus, the first step is to subscribe
to the <A HREF=/mailman/listinfo.cgi/nel>NeL mailing List</A>. Download
the source tree (preferably using <A HREF="/cvs/">CVS</A> to stay in sync
with the current version later). Eventually, <A HREF=/bugs/>register</A>
for bug tracking.</P>
<P>The mailing list is the place to discuss the way NeL is structured, the
way its contents are written, and what to add or modify in it. If you have
modifications to contribute, the mailing list is where you may post
your patches, and the place where they can be reviewed by the public.</P>
<P>Larger patches that would be too long to post may be sent directly to
the <A HREF=mailto:code@nevrax.org>code@nevrax.org</A> submission address
for internal review.</P>
<P>As in all such communities, your contributions will be judged on their
merit and the reputation you will build for youself. The best way to have a significant and
positive input is not a magic recipe. Be courteous, be pertinent, be
critical - in positive as much as negative manner - and be accurate.
The quality of your contribution will ensure your rightful place in the NeL development.</P>
<P>Oh, and by the way, we do credit all contributors, even if they have
only two lines of code in the whole source tree...</P>
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