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<preface id="preface">
  <title>Target audience</title>
  <para>
    This reference guide is for application developers that want a better understanding of how 
		ModeShape works, how to take advantage of its advanced features, and how to extend the functionality. This document
		is also very valuable for community developers because it covers the design and implementation of most of the
		components that make up ModeShape.
	</para>
	<para>
		For a higher-level introduction to ModeShape, see the &GettingStarted; document.
  </para>
  <para>
    If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to use ModeShape's
    <ulink url="&MailTo;">user mailing list</ulink> or
    <ulink url="&Forums;">user forums</ulink>.
    We welcome all who want to <ulink url="&Home;community.html">get involved</ulink>.
    If there's something in particular you're interested in, talk with the community - there may be others interested in the
    same thing.
  </para>
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