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+LaTeX3 Programming Conventions
+==============================
+
+Overview
+--------
+
+The files of the `l3kernel` bundle provide a low-level API for TeX programmers
+with special syntax conventions, completely separating it from document level
+syntax. Hence, the commands provided are not intended for use at the document
+level nor for use in describing design layouts in document class files.
+
+This API provides the foundation on which the LaTeX3 kernel and other advanced
+extensions are built. Special care has been taken so that they can be used
+within a LaTeX2e context as regular packages.
+
+While `l3kernel` is still experimental, the bundle is now regarded as broadly
+stable. The syntax conventions and functions provided are now ready for wider
+use. There may still be changes to some functions, but these will be minor when
+compared to the scope of `l3kernel`.
+
+Programmers making use of `l3kernel` are *strongly* encouraged to subscribe to
+the LaTeX-L mailing list (see below): announcements concerning the deprecation
+or modification of functions are made on the list.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+The `l3kernel` bundle requires the e-TeX extensions and the functionality
+of the `\pdfstrcmp` primitive. As a result, the bundle will only work
+with the following engines:
+
+ - pdfTeX v1.30 or later
+ - XeTeX v0.9994 or later
+ - LuaTeX v0.40 or later
+ - e(u)TeX v110825 or later
+
+pdfTeX v1.30 was released in 2005, and so any recent TeX distribution
+will support `l3kernel`. Both XeTeX and LuaTeX have developed more
+actively over the past few years, and for this reason only recent
+releases of these engines are supported.
+
+Discussion
+----------
+
+Discussion concerning the approach, suggestions for improvements,
+changes, additions, _etc._ should be addressed to the list
+[LaTeX-L](http://news.gmane.org/group/gmane.comp.tex.latex.latex3).
+
+You can subscribe to this list by sending mail to
+
+  listserv@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
+
+with the body containing
+
+  subscribe LATEX-L  <Your-First-Name> <Your-Second-Name>
+
+Bugs
+----
+
+The issue tracker for LaTeX3 bugs is currently located at
+
+  https://github.com/latex3/svn-mirror/issues
+
+Please report specific issues with LaTeX3 code there. More general
+discussion should be directed to the LaTeX-L lists.
+
+The LaTeX3 Project
+------------------
+
+Development of LaTeX3 is carried out by
+[The LaTeX3 Project](http://www.latex-project.org/latex3.html). Currently,
+the team members are
+
+  * Johannes Braams
+  * David Carlisle
+  * Robin Fairbairns
+  * Morten Høgholm
+  * Bruno Le Floch
+  * Thomas Lotze
+  * Frank Mittelbach
+  * Will Robertson
+  * Chris Rowley
+  * Rainer Schöpf
+  * Joseph Wright
+
+Former members of The LaTeX3 Project team were
+
+  * Michael Downes
+  * Denys Duchier
+  * Alan Jeffrey
+  * Martin Schröder
+
+The development team can be contacted
+by e-mail: <latex-team@latex-project.org>; for general LaTeX3 discussion
+the [LaTeX-L list](http://news.gmane.org/group/gmane.comp.tex.latex.latex3)
+should be used.
+
+-----
+
+Copyright (C) 1998-2012 The LaTeX3 Project
+All rights reserved