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 = merb_mart
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+== Open-source e-commerce built on the Merb MVC Framework
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-merb_mart is an open-source e-commerce engine, developed on top of the recent
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-Ruby-language Merb MVC framework. Although merb_mart is designed for e-commerce
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-sites of all sizes, the speed and scalability of the Merb framework make it
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-suitable for even large online stores.
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-
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-In addition to Merb framework, merb_mart is also built around the following 
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-open-source projects:
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-  * DataMapper (0.9 branch), for persistence / object relation mapping (ORM).
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-  * RSpec, for behavior driven development (BDD).
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-  * ActiveMerchant, for Credit Card, payment and shipping processing.
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-  as well as attachmerb_fu, merb_paginate, 
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-
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-See INSTALL or the project wiki for a full list of dependencies.
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-
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-merb_mart is a loose port of the Substruct e-commerce application for Ruby-on-
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-Rails. The initial 0.1 release of merb_mart will be a feature-equivalent port
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-of Substruct 0.97. merb_mart borrows many ideas, its database entity design and
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-some lines of code from Substruct, and is grateful to its developers for
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-developing such a great tool:
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-  http://code.google.com/p/substruct/
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-  http://substruct.subimage.com/
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-
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-** WARNING ** : merb_mart is in very early development stages. At this stage, 
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-the application should be considered only for consumption by advanced Ruby and
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-Merb developers. If you're looking for something for production consumption,
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-or not yet ready to jump from Ruby on Rails,  then we would strongly advise 
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-going with Substruct.
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-
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-** REQUEST ** : Your development support is very much appreciated. Please 
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-contact us below if you're interested in lending a hand with the development of
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-this project.
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-
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-== License
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-
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-merb_mart is released under the Artistic License, and under GPLv2 (TODO: verify
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-that Substruct developers have definitely dual-licensed the code). Copyright
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-information, as well as a copy of the Artistic License may be found in the 
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-LICENSE file.
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-
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-== Installation and Setup
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-
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-Please seem the INSTALL file for details on getting up and running with 
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-merb_mart
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-
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-== Support
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-
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-** WARNING REPEATED ** : merb_mart at a very early stage of development. You
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-should not use this code unless you're reasonably secure with both Ruby and
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-Merb. That said, please do get involved - and if you're happy to contribute
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-back with bug reports and patches, then we'll be happy to help you get the 
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-application up and running.
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-
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-Your best source for support currently is either the wiki, IRC or the mailing
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-list:
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-
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-    merb_mart Wiki (this is its temporary residence):
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-    http://github.com/myabc/merb_mart/wikis
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-
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-    merb_mart mailing list:
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-    http://groups.google.com/group/merb_mart
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-
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-    merb_mart homepage:
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-    http:// -- coming soon -- /
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-
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-    Contact the developers directly:
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-    - alex@alexcolesportfolio.com | myabc on #datamapper, #merb IRC
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-  
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