=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
Send us an email at L<mailing list| mailto:sdl-devel@perl.org>.
-=item Testing and Development
-
-Join us on the trac L<site| http://sdlperl.ath.cx/projects/SDLPerl> to get started on making and grabing tickets.
-
-To begin testing read L<this| http://sdlperl.ath.cx/projects/SDLPerl/wiki/Testing>.
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Latest News
-
-=head2 Feb 01 2010 2009
-
-=head3 CPAN Release
-
+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>.
-L<SDL 2.3_5(Alpha)|http://search.cpan.org/~kthakore> is on CPAN. The new API has many changes, read the L<release notes|http://sdl.perl.org/blog-0001.html>.
+We also have a L<rssfeed | http://www.nntp.perl.org/rss/perl.sdl.devel.rdf>.
-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.
+For help send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-help@perl.org| mailto:sdl-devel-help@perl.org>.
+To subscribe to the mailing lists send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-subscribe@perl.org| mailto:sdl-devel-subscribe@perl.org>.
-=head3 Active Development
+To unsubscribe send an empty email to L< sdl-devel-unsubscribe@perl.org | mailto:sdl-devel-unsubscribe@perl.org>.
-SDL Perl is being actively developed to v3.0. The process is as below:
+=item Testing and Development
-=head3 TODO
+Join us on L<GitHub|https://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL/issues> to get started on making and grabbing issues.
-=over
+To get started on testing SDL see our L<Testing Wiki Page|https://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL/wiki/Testing>.
-=item Release 2.3_7
+=back
- Mixer Docs, tests, and XS
+=head1 Latest News
-=item Release 2.3_8
+=head2 October 27th 2011
- TTF Docs, tests and XS
+=head3 CPAN Release SDL 2.534
+
+L<SDL 2.534|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 Release 2.3_9
+SDL Perl at v2.2.6 on CPAN is the last of its kind which will have the old API.
- Pango Docs, tests and XS
+=head3 SDL Manual: Writing Games with SDL Perl
-=item Release 2.4.5
-
- Sugar for Core SDL objects
- Make SDL work with Frozen Bubble
+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>.
+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.
+=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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