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+Libreto is a collaborative etherpad-based notebook. It can become a mini-site, the synopsis of a workshop or the support for writing a collective book.
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+Libreto est un carnet de note collaboratif fondé sur etherpad. Il peut devenir un mini-site, le carnet de bord d'un workshop ou le support de rédaction d'un livre collectif.
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