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 =head2 Welcome
 
+SDL Perl are a set of bindings to the Simple DirectMedia Library (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>
+
 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
 
@@ -16,44 +22,42 @@ To begin using SDL Perl read the tutorials and documentation.
 
 =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
+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>.
 
-Join us on the development wiki. 
+We also have a L<rssfeed | http://www.nntp.perl.org/rss/perl.sdl.devel.rdf>.
 
-=back
+For help send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-help@perl.org| mailto:sdl-devel-help@perl.org>.
 
-=head1 Latest News
+To subscribe to the mailing lists send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-subscribe@perl.org| mailto:sdl-devel-subscribe@perl.org>.
 
-=head2 November 13th 2009
+To unsubscribe send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-unsubscribe@perl.org | mailto:sdl-devel-unsubscribe@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
+=item Testing and Development
 
-SDL Perl is being actively developed to v3.0. The process is as below:
+Join us on the trac L<site| http://sdlperl.ath.cx/projects/SDLPerl> to get started on making and grabing tickets. 
 
-=over
+To begin testing read L<this| http://sdlperl.ath.cx/projects/SDLPerl/wiki/Testing>.
 
-=item v2.3 100% Core of SDL C API migrated without MultiThreading 
+=back
 
-MultiThreading is doable with this release but will be focused on later
+=head1 Latest News
 
-=item v2.4 SDL_Net, SDL_Pango, SDL_TTF & SDL_Mixer Support
+=head2 August 03 2010
 
-SDL_Net due to interest in bring POE/AnyEvent to SDL, SDL_Pango to support the new FrozenBubble migration. 
+=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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