=head2 Welcome
+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>
+
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
+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.
+=item Testing and Development
-=head3 Active Development
+Join us on L<GitHub|https://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL/issues> to get started on making and grabbing issues.
-SDL Perl is being actively developed to v3.0. The process is as below:
+=back
-=over
+=head1 Latest News
-=item v2.3 100% Core of SDL C API migrated without MultiThreading
+=head2 December 26th 2010
-MultiThreading is doable with this release but will be focused on later
+=head3 CPAN Release SDL 2.524
+
+L<SDL 2.524|http://search.cpan.org/search?query=SDL&mode=module> is on CPAN! The new API has many changes and much more improvements. So check it out.
-=item v2.4 SDL_Net, SDL_Pango, SDL_TTF & SDL_Mixer Support
+SDL Perl at v2.2.6 on CPAN is the last of its kind which will have the old API.
-SDL_Net due to interest in bring POE/AnyEvent to SDL, SDL_Pango to support the new FrozenBubble migration.
+=head3 SDL Manual: Writing Games with SDL Perl
-=item v2.5 ??? MultiThreading and Other Third Party Libraries
+The grant L<proposal| http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/2010q3-grant-proposal-manual-f.html> has been accepted by L<The Perl Foundation|http://news.perlfoundation.org/2010/08/accepted-grants-for-2010q3.html>. SDL_Manual is in continous development on L<github|http://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual>.
-This release is undecided as of now. Please talk to us on the Channel or Make Tickets
+More up to date versions of the books are also available in L<HTML| https://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual/blob/master/dist/SDL_Manual.html> and L<PDF| https://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL_Manual/blob/master/dist/SDL_Manual.pdf> formats.
-=back
+=head3 Active Development
+
+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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