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<para>Before jumping directly into the development tasks, you need to learn about the basic knowledge of eXo Platform 3.5 via the following sections:</para>
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	  <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="DEV.Glossary">Glossary</link></emphasis>
	</para>
	<para>
	Technical terms which are used throughout the documentation.
	</para>
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	<para>
	  <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="DEV.SetupMavenSettings">Set up Maven settings</link></emphasis>
	</para>
	 <para>
	  Requirements and how to install a Maven project.
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	<para>
	  <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="DEV.eXoArchitecturePremer">eXo Architecture Primer</link></emphasis>
	</para>
	<para>
	Introduction to the eXo architecture, including:
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   <para><emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="DEV.eXoArchitecturePremer.Kernel">Kernel</link></emphasis>
   </para>
   <para>Concepts of containers, services, plugins and configuration loading sequence.</para>
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	<para>
	  <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="DEV.eXoArchitecturePremer.GateInExtensions">GateIn extensions</link></emphasis>
	</para>
	<para>
	The special <emphasis>.war</emphasis> files that are recognized by eXo Platform and contribute to custom configurations to the PortalContainer. 
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	<para>
	  <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="DEV.eXoArchitecturePremer.JavaContentRepository">Java Content Repository</link></emphasis>
	</para>
	<para>
	A Java Content Repository (JCR) where all data of eXo Platform are stored.
	</para>
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