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    <h2 style="margin-bottom:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #888;font-size:1.6em;text-align:left;">Workflow</h2>
    <p style="line-height:140%;font-size:1.2em;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;">The Bika LIMS workflow fits all lab disciplines, conforming to the ISO 17025 standard. Bika is Open Source, flexible and allows customisations to your lab's specific requirements.</p>
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        <h2>The meaning of Gaob</h2>
        <p>In the tradition of <i>Chief </i>Inkosi Bika LIMS 2 using a title for a release, this edition is code-named<i> </i>Gaob Bika LIMS 3. Gaob, <i>King,</i> is taken from <a class="external-link" href="http://www.san.org.za/">Khoi San</a> Nama, language of <a class="external-link" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/worlds-most-ancient-race-traced-in-dna-study-1677113.html">the world's first people</a>.</p>
        <h2>Documentation</h2>
        <p>Work in progress:</p>
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        <li><a class="external-link" href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual">User Manual</a></li>
        <li><a class="external-link" href="http://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS/wiki">GitHub Wiki</a></li>
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        <h2>Gaob Bika LIMS 3 installation</h2>
        <p>Gaob Bika 3 installs easily.  Follow the instructions in the <a class="external-link" href="http://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS/wiki/Bika-LIMS-Installation" target="_self" title="">Installation Guide</a> on the GitHub Wiki.</p>

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        <h2>Source code</h2>
        <p>If you want to stay up to date with development, you can retrieve the source directly from the code repository for updates. It's the recommended installation method for developers and users who want to test the latest version.</p>
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        <li><a class="external-link" href="https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS/tree/develop" target="_self" title="">Source repository</a></li>
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        <h2>Feedback and support</h2>
        <p>Mailing Lists:</p>
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        <li><a class="external-link" href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21forum/bika-design">LIMS design</a></li>
        <li><a class="external-link" href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bika-users">Bika Users</a></li>
        <li><a class="external-link" href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bika-developers">Bika Developers</a></li>
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        <p><br />Issue Tracker: <a class="external-link" href="https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS/issues">http://jira.bikalabs.com/</a></p>
        <p>IRC:<a class="chatzilla-link" href="http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=bika" id="ch-url-anchor"> irc://freenode.net/#bika</a></p>

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