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+mumo - The Mumble moderator
+===========================
+
+Mumo is meant to provide a platform on which python based Mumble server
+plugins can be built upon. The goal is to reduce the boilerplate needed
+to interact with the Mumble server to a minimum.
+
+To achieve this goal tasks like Ice interface setup, basic error
+handling, configuration management, logging and more are provided
+by mumo. Developers can focus on their specific functionality instead.
+
+Currently mumo comes with the following modules:
+
+ * bf2: Battlefield 2 game management plugin that can dynamically
+        move players into appropriate channels and groups to fit
+        the in-game command structure. This is achieved by using
+        data gathered from Mumble's positional audio system and does
+        not require cooperation by the game server. 
+
+ * idlemove: Plugin for moving players that have been idle for
+        a configurable amount of time into a idle channel. Optionally
+        the players can be muted/deafened on move.
+
+ * onjoin: Moves players into a specific channel on connect regardless
+        of which channel they were in when they left last time.
+
+ * seen: Makes the server listen for a configurable keyword to ask for
+        the last time a specific nick was seen on the server.
+
+ * source: Source game management plugin that can dynamically move
+        players into on-the-fly created channel structures representing
+        in-game team setup. This is achieved by using data gathered from
+        Mumble's positional uadio system and does not require cooperation
+        by the game server. Currently the following source engine based
+        games are supported: Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source,
+        CounterStrike: Source, Half Life 2: Death Match.
+
+ * test: A debugging plugin that registers for all possible events and
+        outputs every call with parameters into the debug log.
+
+If you have a module that you would like to see shipped with mumo or
+have any improvements or suggestions please contact us. Whether you
+prefer a pull request, visiting us in IRC in #mumble on Freenode or
+starting a thread in our forums at http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/mumble/ is up to you.
+
+mumo requires:
+ - python 2.7*
+ - python-zeroc-ice
+ - murmur >=1.2.3*
+
+* Not tested with lower versions yet
+