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-Shimmie Alpha
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-If you're reading this on github and looking for the stable version, go
-to the top of the page -> switch branches -> pick a stable branch. To do
-similarly with a git clone, "git checkout -b my_2.X origin/branch_2.X"
-
-This code is for people who want to write extensions compatible with the
-next version of shimmie. You can run a production site with it if you're
-feeling brave, but it's not recommended.
-
-If there is a feature here, and not in the stable branch, that's probably
-because the feature doesn't work yet :P
-
-
 Requirements
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 MySQL 5.1+ (with experimental support for PostgreSQL 8+ and SQLite 3)