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-#### Django REST framework 3 - Kickstarter announcement!
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-We are currently running a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the development of Django REST framework 3.
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-If you want to help drive sustainable open-source development forward, then **please check out [the Kickstarter project](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tomchristie/django-rest-framework-3) and consider funding us.**
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 # Django REST framework
 
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-If you want to help drive sustainable open-source development **please [check out the Kickstarter project](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tomchristie/django-rest-framework-3) and consider funding us.**
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