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Updated: April 13, 2005 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html) Updated: May 18, 2005 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)
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We pronounce curl and cURL with an initial k sound: [kurl]. We pronounce curl and cURL with an initial k sound: [kurl].
NOTE: there are numerous sub-projects and related projects that also use the There are numerous sub-projects and related projects that also use the word
word curl in the project names in various combinations, but you should take curl in the project names in various combinations, but you should take
notice that this FAQ is directed at the command-line tool named curl (and notice that this FAQ is directed at the command-line tool named curl (and
libcurl the library), and may therefore not be valid for other curl-related libcurl the library), and may therefore not be valid for other curl-related
projects. projects. (There is however a small section for the PHP/CURL in this FAQ.)
1.2 What is libcurl? 1.2 What is libcurl?
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1.5 Who makes curl? 1.5 Who makes curl?
curl and libcurl are not made by any single individual. Sure, Daniel curl and libcurl are not made by any single individual. Daniel Stenberg is
Stenberg writes the major parts, but other persons' submissions are project leader and main developer, but other persons' submissions are
important and crucial. Anyone can contribute and post their changes and important and crucial. Anyone can contribute and post their changes and
improvements and have them inserted in the main sources (of course on the improvements and have them inserted in the main sources (of course on the
condition that developers agree on that the fixes are good). condition that developers agree on that the fixes are good).
The list of contributors in the docs/THANKS file is only a small part of all The full list of the more than 400 contributors is found in the docs/THANKS
the people that every day provide us with bug reports, suggestions, ideas file.
and source code.
curl is developed by a community, with Daniel at the wheel. curl is developed by a community, with Daniel at the wheel.
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have sponsored certain parts of the development in the past and I hope some have sponsored certain parts of the development in the past and I hope some
will continue to do so in the future. will continue to do so in the future.
If you want to support our project with a donation or similar, one way of If you want to support our project, consider a donation or a banner-program
doing that would be to buy "gift certificates" at useful online shopping or even better: by helping us coding, documenting, testing etc.
sites, such as amazon.com or thinkgeek.com. Another way would be to sponsor
us through a banner-program or even better: by helping us coding,
documenting, testing etc. You're welcome to send us a buck using paypal, as
described here: http://curl.haxx.se/donation.html
1.7 What about CURL from curl.com? 1.7 What about CURL from curl.com?
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need to provide locking function(s) for libgcrypt (which is used by GnuTLS need to provide locking function(s) for libgcrypt (which is used by GnuTLS
for the crypto functions). for the crypto functions).
[informative link missing] http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/manual/html_node/Multi_002dthreaded-applications.html
5.2 How can I receive all data into a large memory chunk? 5.2 How can I receive all data into a large memory chunk?