=head2 Welcome
-SDL Perl are a set of bindings to the Simple DirectMedia Library (SDL).
+SDL Perl are a set of bindings to the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL).
-'Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via OpenGL, and 2D video framebuffer. It is used by MPEG playback software, emulators, and many popular games, including the award winning Linux port of "Civilization: Call To Power."' --L<www.libsdl.org>
+'Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick,
+3D hardware via OpenGL, and 2D video framebuffer. It is used by MPEG playback software, emulators, and many popular games, including the
+award winning Linux port of "Civilization: Call To Power."' --L<www.libsdl.org>
SDL Perl is an active and exciting project with many facets. Explore this website to learn more.
=head3 Getting Started
-To begin using SDL Perl read the tutorials and documentation.
+A new SDL::Manual is being prepared for new users. In the mean time take a look at the documentation, ask for help on the mailing lists or irc channel, and see the examples in the source code.
=head3 Contribute
=item IRC
-Talk to us on channel #sdl.
+Talk to us on channel L<#sdl|http://widget.mibbit.com/?settings=89f140215d60860684cee2f6a917607f&server=irc.perl.org&channel=%23sdl> .
=item Mailing List
-Send us an email at sdl-devel@perl.org.
+Send us an email at L<mailing list| mailto:sdl-devel@perl.org>.
-=item Testing and Development
-
-Join us on the development wiki.
+Our archives are located at L<mail-archive | http://www.mail-archive.com/sdl-devel@perl.org/> and L<nntp.perl | http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.sdl.devel>.
-=back
-
-=head1 Latest News
+We also have a L<rssfeed | http://www.nntp.perl.org/rss/perl.sdl.devel.rdf>.
-=head2 November 13th 2009
+For help send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-help@perl.org| mailto:sdl-devel-help@perl.org>.
-=head3 CPAN Release
-
-SDL Perl is v2.2.6 on CPAN. The last of it's kind. This is the last release which will have the old API.
-
-=head3 Active Development
+To subscribe to the mailing lists send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-subscribe@perl.org| mailto:sdl-devel-subscribe@perl.org>.
-SDL Perl is being actively developed to v3.0. The process is as below:
+To unsubscribe send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-unsubscribe@perl.org | mailto:sdl-devel-unsubscribe@perl.org>.
-=over
+=item Testing and Development
-=item v2.3 100% Core of SDL C API migrated without MultiThreading
+Join us on the trac L<site| http://sdlperl.ath.cx/projects/SDLPerl> to get started on making and grabing tickets.
-Complete access to these functions L<SDL_API | http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/docwiki.cgi/SDL_API>.
+To begin testing read L<this| http://sdlperl.ath.cx/projects/SDLPerl/wiki/Testing>.
-MultiThreading is doable with this release but will be focused on later
+=back
-=item v2.4 SDL_Image, SDL_Net, SDL_Pango, SDL_TTF, SDL_GFX & SDL_Mixer Support
+=head1 Latest News
-Provide support for SDL + POE collaboration.
+=head2 August 31 2010
-Provide dependecies for FrozenBubble migration to CPAN.
+=head3 CPAN Release
+
+L<SDL 2.5|http://search.cpan.org/~kthakore> is on CPAN! The new API has many changes and much more improvements. So check it out ;o)
-=item v2.5 ??? MultiThreading and Other Third Party Libraries
+SDL Perl at v2.2.6 on CPAN is the last of it's kind which will have the old API.
-This release is undecided as of now. Please talk to us on the Channel or Make Tickets
+=head3 Active Development
-=back
+SDL Perl is being actively developed to v3.0. We are adding many new SDLx::* modules to provide a more Perly interface to SDL. Please review, request or even hack the code. Talk to us on the irc channel or mailing lists.
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