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 A Bukkit (Minecraft Server API) implementation
 
+Coding Conventions
+-----------
+
+* We generally follow the Sun/Oracle coding standards.
+* No tabs; use 4 spaces instead.
+* No trailing whitespaces.
+* No 80 column limit or midstatement newlines.
+
+Follow the above conventions if you want your pull requests accepted.
+
 Compilation
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