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+### Please use the following code style/guidelines
+
+- use QT wherever it's possible (except there is a good reason)
+- use unix line endings (not windows)
+- indent your code with TABs instead of spaces
+- follow this rule for curly brackets
+```
+bad:
+if (conditon) {
+  code
+}
+
+good:
+if (condition)
+{
+ code
+}
+
+```
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