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-=head1 DESCRIPTION
+=head1 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
+
+This document documents the libev software package.
The newest version of this document is also available as an html-formatted
web page you might find easier to navigate when reading it for the first
time: L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.pod>.
+While this document tries to be as complete as possible in documenting
+libev, its usage and the rationale behind its design, it is not a tutorial
+on event-based programming, nor will it introduce event-based programming
+with libev.
+
+Familarity with event based programming techniques in general is assumed
+throughout this document.
+
+=head1 ABOUT LIBEV
+
Libev is an event loop: you register interest in certain events (such as a
file descriptor being readable or a timeout occurring), and it will manage
these event sources and provide your program with events.