README

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  softdevbib
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This repository contains a curated .bib file of BibTeX entries for the research
field(s) of interest to the Software Development Team <http://soft-dev.org>.
There is by definition no original work in this, so the .bib file is in
the public domain.

To help us maintain a high-quality .bib file, this repository also includes an
(optional) utility called prebib. This has two purposes: as a linter for .bib
files (i.e. to spot obvious errors and/or common style mistakes); and as a way
of excluding entries. prebib automatically excludes some entries which tend to
lead to excessive bibliography entries. You can add extra exclusions with the
"-x" switch. For example, if you need a bibliography which excludes months
execute "prebib -x month softdevbib.bib > bib.bib". Please check prebib's
license, as well as the license of the libraries it uses which, for convenience,
we've included in this repository.