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+# bpmn-js - BPMN 2.0 diagrams for the web
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+bpmn-js is the BPMN 2.0 diagram modeling and rendering toolkit that powers [bpmn.io](http://bpmn.io).
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+> bpmn-js is in an alpha stage, expect documentation to be missing and examples to be broken.
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+## Resources
+
+*   [Demo](http://demo.bpmn.io)
+*   [Issues](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-js/issues)
+*   [Examples](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-js/tree/master/example)
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+## Building the Project
+
+As long as the project is in alpha stage, you must make sure you setup the whole development environment, including a number of [project dependencies](https://github.com/bpmn-io) according to [our development setup](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-js/blob/master/docs/project/SETUP.md).
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+## License
+
+Use under the terms of the [bpmn-js license](http://bpmn.io/license).
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