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+BetterMeans
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+BetterMeans is giving birth to a new kind of company. An Open Enterprise.
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+More details can be found at http://bettermeans.com and here http://bettermeans.org
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+
+Getting started
+---------------
+
+* `git clone git@github.com:Bettermeans/bettermeans.git`
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+* bundle install
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+* Rename `database.yml.example` to `database.yml`
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+* Run rake `db:create:all` and `rake db:schema:load`
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+That's it. Now you're ready to change the world. Here's to making a dent in things together!
+
+
+Dev notes
+---------
+
+Platform workstream: http://bettermeans.com/projects/2/dashboard
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+IRC: #bettermeans irc.feenode.net
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+mailinglist: bettermeans@librelist.org (or build in workstream forum)
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+
+Testing
+-------
+
+capybara-webkit depends on a WebKit implementation from Qt as explained in https://github.com/thoughtbot/capybara-webkit/wiki/Installing-QT
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+
+Translating
+-----------
+
+You can find language specific translation groups at: https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/bettermeans
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+
+Known issues
+------------
+
+Attachments doesn't work in dev environment
+
+Logging in via the janrain plugin (e.g. google, twitter...etc) won't work in dev environment (if you need to work with this, drop me a message, there's an involved workaround)
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+
+License and legalese
+--------------------
+
+Our codebase is based largely on an early fork of Redmine.
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+Redmine is open source and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL).
+All redmine code is Copyright (C) 2006-2011  Jean-Philippe Lang
+All non-redmine code is Copyright (C) Shereef Bishay, and is dual-licensed: you may use either the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL), or the MIT License (see http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php).
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+Thanks for joining us! May our work be used for the greater good of everyone.