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								<h1>About Chamilo</h1>
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								<p>Chamilo is an e-learning and course management web application, a free software under the GNU/GPLv3+ license.
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								    It's translated into more 30 languages, SCORM 1.2 compatible, light and flexible.</p>
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								<p>Chamilo supports many different kinds of learning and collaboration activities.
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								      Teachers/trainers can create, manage and publish their courses through the web.
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								      Administrators provide support to trainers and trainee</p>
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								<p>Technically, Chamilo is a web application written in PHP that stores data in a MySQL database.
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								      our homepage at <a href="https://chamilo.org">https://chamilo.org</a></p>
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								<h1>SCORM</h1>
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								    Since version 1.11.10, Chamilo also fully supports IMS/LTI 1, 1.1, 1.1.1, Outcomes and Deep Linking.<br />
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								<p>Chamilo is distributed under the GNU General Public license (GNU/GPLv3+).<br />
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								      Read the <a href="license.html">GNU General Public license (GPL)</a> .</p>
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								      + MySQL + PHP. It is then supposed to work on the following Operating Systems :</p>
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								      (Sendmail, Postfix, Exim4, Hamster...), which is the case by default on a Windows machine.</p>
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								 contents from many companies : NETg, Skillsoft, Explio, Microsoft, Macromedia, etc.</p>
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								<p>Admin interface imports users through CSV and XML. You can create a CSV file
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								    formats.<br />
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								    export to CSV and/or XML.</p>
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								    authentication and replace it by connecting to an LDAP directory.</p>
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								    (11+), Chrome, Safari, Opera, ...<br />
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								    freely from <a href="https://getfirefox.com">https://getfirefox.com</a>).</p>
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								<h1>Chamilo.org</h1>
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								<p>Chamilo is also an association, backed up by a network of private partners
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								    to assist companies and institutions in their e-learning projects. This
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								    network also promotes professional versions of Chamilo solutions, which
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								    for more details)</p>
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								<p>The Chamilo association offers official certification programs through its
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								    official providers. These certifications are available for affordable fees.
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								    Check https://shop.beeznest.com for more info and to take the certification
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								    test directly.</p>
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								<em>Association Contact address</em>: <br />
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