Eve was originally designed on an entirely different framework and language and has grown through the years.
Now Eve is on Ruby and the Cinch IRC Framework.
Before asking us for help it is always wise to check out the Eve-Bot Wiki. There you can get help on each of the individual plugins, and we add common errors people run into if they're reported to us on the Issues page or on our IRC channel.
One of the things we pride ourselves on with Eve-Bot is offering a simple system for people to use. We don't wish to make running your own version of Eve-Bot complicated at all. Therefore you can find us on IRC at irc.sinsira.net in channel #Eve. Feel free to come and chat, hang out, or even get support.