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    4 ===Why did DMSG open source the core of Fusion?===
     4===  Why did DMSG open source the core of Fusion?  ===
    55    DM Solutions Group has advocated open source since the company’s inception in 1998. Applying open source to the core of Fusion made sense for the following reasons:
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    99        * Technology remains closer in sync to overall !MapGuide and !MapServer development, and this relationship reduces risk for customers.
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    11 ===Where can I get Fusion?===
     11=== Where can I get Fusion? ===
    1212    Fusion is hosted under the !MapGuide Open Source project at OSGeo (http://trac.osgeo.org/fusion).
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    14 ===Does Fusion replace !MapGuide OS or !MapServer?===
     14=== Does Fusion replace !MapGuide OS or !MapServer? ===
    1515    Fusion sits on top of each mapping engine. Fusion handles the user interface between the client and !MapGuide OS or !MapServer.
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    17 ===Is Fusion open source?===
     17=== Is Fusion open source? ===
    1818    Yes. Fusion provides a platform for extending the core functionality of the framework. The additional functionality may or may not be open source, depending on the author.
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    20 ===Does Fusion work with other mapping engines?===
     20=== Does Fusion work with other mapping engines? ===
    2121    Fusion currently works with !MapGuide Open Source and !MapServer.
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    23 ===What kind of license does Fusion have?===
     23=== What kind of license does Fusion have? ===
    2424    Fusion is released under the MIT license. A copy of the license is distributed with Fusion. For further information you can go to (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/).
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    26 ===How much does Fusion cost?===
     26=== How much does Fusion cost? ===
    2727    The Fusion core is free to use and distribute according to the MIT license.
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    29 ===What operating systems does Fusion work on?===
     29=== What operating systems does Fusion work on? ===
    3030    Fusion is operating system agnostic. The Fusion framework is built largely in !JavaScript and PHP, both of which run on Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX.
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    32 ===What browsers does Fusion work in?===
     32=== What browsers does Fusion work in? ===
    3333    Fusion works in all major browsers: Internet Explorer (6+), !FireFox (2) and Safari.
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    35 ===Does Fusion require any plug-ins or !ActiveX controls?===
     35=== Does Fusion require any plug-ins or !ActiveX controls? ===
    3636    Fusion requires no plug-ins or proprietary technologies.
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    38 ===What data formats are compatible with Fusion?===
     38=== What data formats are compatible with Fusion? ===
    3939    Fusion supports all data sources served by !MapGuide Open Source and !MapServer.
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    41 ===What web servers are compatible with Fusion?===
     41=== What web servers are compatible with Fusion? ===
    4242    Fusion works with all major web servers, including IIS and Apache.
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    44 ===What functionality comes with Fusion?===
     44=== What functionality comes with Fusion? ===
    4545    Fusion is bundled with many of the typical functions you’d expect from a web-mapping framework. Fusion includes navigation widgets (e.g., zoom In, zoom out, pan, etc.), legend controls (e.g., view, layer management, etc.), GUI widgets (e.g., buttons, menus, tree views, panels, dialogs, etc.), and many more. For a complete list, please see the Fusion documentation.
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    47 ===What technologies is Fusion based on?===
     47=== What technologies is Fusion based on? ===
    4848    The Fusion core and widget library are built in !JavaScript. Fusion uses several open source libraries for specific portions of the code base. For instance, Fusion incorporates Prototype because Prototype handles objects efficiently. The Fusion documentation describes all libraries that the framework uses. Also, some dependencies on PHP for server-side processing are accessed via AJAX.
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    50 ===Who built Fusion?===
     50=== Who built Fusion? ===
    5151    DM Solutions Group Inc. built Fusion.  Ongoing maintenance of the project is shared by a number of parties.
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    53 ===I found a bug—who do I tell?===
     53=== I found a bug—who do I tell? ===
    5454    Issues, bugs, documentation errors, etc. can be reported via the Fusion project page at OSGeo (http://trac.osgeo.org/fusion).
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    56 ===What programming skills are required to work with Fusion?===
     56=== What programming skills are required to work with Fusion? ===
    5757    Basic HTML, CSS, and !JavaScript skills are required to manipulate Fusion beyond the basic templates provided with the download package. Much of the functionality required to build rich web-mapping applications has already been created; developers, designers, and general web enthusiasts can fashion these snippets of code to suit their style requirements.
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