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 Project information
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-- status: alpha 7.
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 - license: MIT.
 - programmed in Object Pascal with [Lazarus & FPC](http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org) as IDE & compiler.
 - based on *DMD* (the alternative backends, LDC or GDC, are not supported).
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