IMP Version 2.6
University of Stuttgart

Thank you for downloading IMP. Please check (http://tba) for the latest official release.

IMPORTANT: READ THIS FILE THOROUGHLY BEFORE USING IMP

- Purpose

IMP is a web-application which makes it easy for students who seeks theses, practica, 
and other study-related projects to get in touch with potential coworkers and suppliers of 
such projects. It supports both "want" and "have" advertisements of any parties, so it does 
not matter which party initiates the request.

The platform offers the option to search for advertisements using various filters. 
Apart from contacting the ad initiators directly, users can also just state their interest 
by "following" ads, similar to micro blogging services like Twitter.

- History

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- Hardware and software requirements

	- Java JDK (EE)/ Open JDK (Version 6)
	
	- Apache Tomcat (Here: Version 6.0.35)
	  	Download from: http://tomcat.apache.org/download-60.cgi	
		NOTE: If using Windows the easiest way to install tomcat is to
					download the windows installer package
			
- Installation instructions

Please read the file INSTALL to get IMP up and running for production. 
If you are interested in developing a new version of IMP please read the
DEVELOP file.

- Known problems

- Version history

Please read the file CHANGELOG for detailed information about current and prior versions of IMP.

- Support and contact information

This software is completely unsupported.

- Legal information

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
of the License, or any later version.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.

Copyright (C) 2010-2013 by University of Stuttgart and the individual IMP contributors.