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+<p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/en"><img src="https://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/sites/default/files/logo_0.png" alt="SOLEIL Synchrotron"/></a></p>
+# Comete  
+![Comete](doc/images/CometeLogo.png) ![comete-icon](doc/images/comet.png)
+
+---
+## What is Comete?  
+Comete is a Java framework that aims to make easier programming of scientific data plotting applications.  
+It uses a MVC paradigm and other design patterns.  
+## Organization and licenses  
+Comete project is organized into maven modules.  
+Each module has its own license, though for now all of these are LGPL V3.
+1. **DataConnectionManagement**
+    * DataConnectionManagement is the module that describes everything needed to connect something to a datasource.  
+    * It is licensed under LGPL V3.
+1. **CometeDefinition**
+    * CometeDefinition describes what is a widget and how to connect it.  
+    * It is licensed under LGPL V3.
+1. **CometeAWT**
+    * CometeAWT proposes pure java AWT widgets.  
+    * It is licensed under LGPL V3.
+1. **CometeSwing**
+    * CometeSwing proposes java swing widgets.  
+    * It is licensed under LGPL V3.
+1. **CometeBox**
+    * CometeBox is a project that proposes some tools to simplify the way to connect widgets to datasources and their metadata.  
+    * It is licensed under LGPL V3.
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