3 [Kohana](http://kohanaframework.org/) is an elegant, open source, and object oriented HMVC framework built using PHP5, by a team of volunteers. It aims to be swift, secure, and small.
5 Released under a [BSD license](http://kohanaframework.org/license), Kohana can be used legally for any open source, commercial, or personal project.
8 Kohana's documentation can be found at <http://kohanaframework.org/documentation> which also contains an API browser.
10 The `userguide` module included in all Kohana releases also allows you to view the documentation locally. Once the `userguide` module is enabled in the bootstrap, it is accessible from your site via `/index.php/guide` (or just `/guide` if you are rewriting your URLs).
13 If you've stumbled across a bug, please help us out by [reporting the bug](http://dev.kohanaframework.org/projects/kohana3/) you have found. Simply log in or register and submit a new issue, leaving as much information about the bug as possible, e.g.
19 This will help us to fix the bug as quickly as possible, and if you'd like to fix it yourself feel free to [fork us on GitHub](https://github.com/kohana) and submit a pull request!