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Front Matter
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.. include:: copyright.rst


.. topic:: Abstract

   The Albatross package is a toolkit which assists in the construction of web
   applications using the Python language.


.. seealso::

    `Python Language Web Site <http://www.python.org/>`_
        for information on the Python language

    `Albatross Users Mailing List <http://www.object-craft.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/albatross-users>`_
        for discussion regarding application development using Albatross

    `Albatross Web Site <http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/albatross/>`_
        for information on the Albatross package

    `Albatross Users Wiki <http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/albatross/wiki>`_
        for user contributed information concerning Albatross

    `Apache Web Site <http://www.apache.org/>`_
        for information on the Apache web server

    `Mod Python Web Site <http://www.modpython.org/>`_
        for information on mod_python

    `FastCGI Web Site <http://www.fastcgi.com/>`_
        for information on FastCGI
