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+# CGAL Resources
+
+* [Official CGAL website](http://www.cgal.org)
+* [Online manual](http://doc.cgal.org/latest/Manual/index.html)
+* [Guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/CGAL/cgal/wiki/Guidelines)
+* [Mailing lists](http://www.cgal.org/mailing_list.html)