SPRING FRAMEWORK 3.1 M1 (February 2011)
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1. INTRODUCTION

Spring Framework 3.1 builds on the Spring Framework 3.0 foundation with
a focus on Java-based application configuration and MVC enhancements.

2. RELEASE NOTES

This release comes with complete reference documentation. For further
details, consult the provided javadoc for specific packages and classes.

3. DISTRIBUTION JAR FILES

The Spring Framework module jar files can be found in the 'dist'
directory. Note that this release does not contain a 'spring.jar' file
anymore, in contrast to previous Spring generations. Furthermore, the jar
file names now follow bundle repository conventions.

4. GETTING STARTED

Please consult the blog examples at http://blog.springsource.com as well
as sections of interest in the reference documentation. Sample
applications and related material are provided as separate downloads.
