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Copyright Since 2005 ColdBox Framework by Luis Majano and Ortus Solutions, Corp
www.coldbox.org | www.luismajano.com | www.ortussolutions.com
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HONOR GOES TO GOD ABOVE ALL
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Because of His grace, this project exists. If you don't like this, then don't read it, its not for you.

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the 
Holy Ghost which is given unto us. ." Romans 5:5

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WELCOME TO COLDBOX
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Welcome To The ColdBox ColdFusion Development Platform!
ColdBox created & copyright by Luis Majano (Ortus Solutions, Corp)
www.ortussolutions.com

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VERSIONING
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ColdBox is maintained under the Semantic Versioning guidelines as much as possible.

Releases will be numbered with the following format:

<major>.<minor>.<patch>

And constructed with the following guidelines:

* Breaking backward compatibility bumps the major (and resets the minor and patch)
* New additions without breaking backward compatibility bumps the minor (and resets the patch)
* Bug fixes and misc changes bumps the patch

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COLDBOX LICENSE
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ColdBox is open source and bound to the Apache License, Version 2.0. If you use ColdBox, 
please try to make mention of it in your code or web site or add a Powered By Coldbox icon.  
Please donate, this project lives thanks to your donations.

Please Read The Official License Agreement:
http://www.coldbox.org/about/license

The ColdBox Websites, logo and content have a separate license and they are a separate entity.

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OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE APPROVED
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This software is Open Source Initiative approved Open Source Software.
Open Source Initiative Approved is a trademark of the Open Source Initiative.

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CREDITS & CONTRIBUTIONS
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I have included some software from other open source projects and I have used
some code from open source projects in this framework. If I have forgotten
to name someone, please send me an email about it.

GOD	
	I THANK GOD FOR HIS WISDOM FOR THIS PROJECT

- Oscar Arevalo
	Fixes, ideas, sample apps, cfcViewer, documentation, ColdBoxReader
- Sana Ullah
	Bean factory, design, ideas, documentation, fixes
- Tom de Manincor
	Design, ideas, fixes, sample apps
- Brian LeGros
	Refactoring, design and ideas
- Ernst Van der Linden
	Testing, ideas and design
- Rob Gonda
	Design, ideas, architecture
- Mark Mandel 
	JavaLoader, ideas, architecture
- Josh Giese
	Ideas, architecture, support
- Tom Woestman
	Ideas, architecture, support
- Stephen Ostermiller 
	Attesoro Java Resource Bundles Utility.
- Paul Hastings 
	Internationalization & Resource Bundles.
- Raymond Camden (A true Jedi Master)
	Sample Applications, config.xml.cfm, etc
- Aaron Conran 
	Fixes, ideas, sample apps, documentation
- Greg Lively 
	FileWriter, FileReader, StringBuffer plugin
- Dave Stanten	
	Web Services Refresh, Performance
- Artur Kordowski
	Zip Plugin
- Dave Ross & Chris Scott
	Coldspring
- Peter Bell
	Lightwire
- Ben Garrett
	RSS support & documentation

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COLDBOX IMPORTANT LINKS
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Source Code
- https://github.com/coldbox/coldbox-platform
Tracker Site (Bug Tracking, Issues)
- https://coldbox.assembla.com/spaces/coldbox/
Documentation
- http://wiki.coldbox.org
Blog
- http://blog.coldbox.org
Official Site
- http://www.coldbox.org
Official Bug Email
- bugs@coldbox.org
Official Info Email
- info@coldbox.org

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COLDBOX INSTALLATION
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Please go to http://wiki.coldbox.org to download the latest installation guide 
which will provide you with alternate installation methods. Below is the one server 
install method.

You need to extract the ColdBox distribution file and place it on your web root:

Windows IIS:
[DRIVE]:\inetpub\wwwroot\coldbox

*nix:
/{web root}/coldbox

CFMX/BlueDragon/Ralio Standalone Server
{Install_Folder}/wwwroot/coldbox

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Railo 2.0 and above
- ColdFusion MX 8.X and above
- Open BlueDragon (Untested)

AS ALWAYS, VISIT THE WIKI FOR THE LATEST DOCUMENTATION
 
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THE DAILY BREAD
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"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me (JESUS)" Jn 14:1-12