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The Exponential project

The Exponential project: what it is, its licenses, roadmap, support, community channels, and how to contribute and give.

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The Exponential project: start here A map of the Exponential project as its website exponential.earth presents it, mapped onto this help - what the project is, the FAQ, the licensing FAQ, the roadmap, where to get support, the community channels, how to… EditorsAdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersPartnersDesignersSupporters The Exponential project
Exponential: frequently asked questions The answers of the FAQ on exponential.earth, retold and checked against the software - what Exponential is and how it relates to eZ Publish, why choose it, modules, designs and distributions, changing core files, code… EditorsAdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersPartnersDesignersSupporters The Exponential project
Build with Exponential: why, which product, first steps The "Build with Exponential" page of exponential.earth, checked against the software - why build on it (simple, stable, upgradable), what you get out of the box, the product family as the repositories describe it… AdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersDesignersApplication creatorsWebsite creators The Exponential project
Contribute to the project: every way to help build Exponential How to take part in building Exponential, following the "Support Exponential!" FAQ and the community pages of exponential.earth and the kernel's CONTRIBUTING.md - code through pull requests, the license your… EditorsAdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersPartnersDesignersSupporters The Exponential project
Give and donate: fund the work on Exponential The "Give Support" page of exponential.earth explained - becoming a partner, donating, a sustaining support subscription, sponsoring new software from 7x, GitHub Sponsors for 7x and for the Exponential Foundation… AdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersPartnersDesignersSupportersSponsors The Exponential project
The Exponential code of conduct The code of conduct of the Exponential project - the Contributor Covenant 2.1 with Exponential additions for partners and commercial conduct, AI-generated contributions, the contributor agreement (CLA) and trainers and… EditorsAdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersPartnersAdvocatesDesignersSupportersTrainers The Exponential project
Licensing questions: the GPL and Exponential The licensing FAQ of exponential.earth in plain words - the GPL version 2 or later, compatible and incompatible code, assets and dependencies, who holds the copyright, what source code means for a web application… AdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersPartnersDesigners The Exponential project
The roadmap: what is planned and how to shape it Where the Exponential roadmap lives (the official roadmap and the community roadmap on Share Exponential), what it lists for Exponential 6, the Platform distributions, Basic and the community websites, which items the… AdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersProject managersPartnersDesignersSupporters The Exponential project
Community channels: where Exponential people meet Every place the Exponential community meets, from the community page of exponential.earth - the Share Exponential forums, Telegram, Discord and Slack, GitHub and the issue trackers, Exponential Projects, eZpedia, the… EditorsAdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersPartnersAdvocatesDesignersSupporters The Exponential project
About the project and its websites The About pages of exponential.earth explained - what Exponential is, who leads and operates the project, the name change, the family of websites (exponential.earth, Share Exponential, Exponential Projects, eZpedia, the… EditorsAdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersPartnersDesignersSupporters The Exponential project
Documentation sources: where to read about Exponential Every documentation source the Documentation page of exponential.earth lists, with what each covers, how current it is and how to use it next to this help - the documentation website, the free books, the articles on… EditorsAdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersDesigners The Exponential project
Our goals: why Exponential exists and why we invite you to join Why 7x and the developers of Exponential keep this code alive and current, what "the problems are already answered" means in features a site gets without extra work, what the freedoms of the GPL give you and others, how… EditorsAdministratorsDevelopersEnd usersPartnersAdvocatesSupportersPress, media and influencersBusinessesCommunityIndividuals The Exponential project

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