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+CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
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+
+ * About Drupal
+ * Configuration and features
+ * Appearance
+ * Custom themes and modules
+
+ABOUT DRUPAL
+------------
+
+Drupal is an open source content management platform supporting a variety of
+websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven websites. For
+more information, see the Drupal website at http://drupal.org/, and join the
+Drupal community at http://drupal.org/community.
+
+Legal information about Drupal:
+ * Know your rights when using Drupal:
+   See LICENSE.txt in the same directory as this document.
+ * Learn about the Drupal trademark and logo policy:
+   http://drupal.com/trademark
+
+CONFIGURATION AND FEATURES
+--------------------------
+
+Drupal core (what you get when you download and unzip a drupal-x.yy.tar.gz file
+from http://drupal.org/project/drupal) has what you need to get started with
+your website. It includes several modules (extensions that add functionality)
+for common website features, such as managing content, user accounts, image
+uploading, and search, and there are many configuration options. You can add
+features to your website by enabling additional core modules, and remove
+features by disabling modules. Also, thousands of contributed modules (for
+functionality not included with Drupal core) are available for download.
+
+More about configuration:
+ * Install, upgrade, and maintain Drupal:
+   See INSTALL.txt and UPGRADE.txt in the same directory as this document.
+ * Learn about how to use Drupal to create your site:
+   http://drupal.org/documentation
+ * Download contributed modules to sites/all/modules to extend Drupal's
+   functionality:
+   http://drupal.org/project/modules
+ * See also: "Custom themes and modules", below.
+
+APPEARANCE
+----------
+
+Drupal contains a theming system to separate the appearance of your website from
+its functionality and content. You can activate one or more themes (extensions
+that control the appearance of the site) on your website, and you can customize
+theme settings (colors, logos, using a different theme for administrative tasks,
+etc.).
+
+More about themes:
+ * Download contributed themes to sites/all/themes to modify Drupal's
+   appearance:
+   http://drupal.org/project/themes
+ * See also: "Custom themes and modules", below.
+
+CUSTOM THEMES AND MODULES
+-------------------------
+
+Drupal contains an extensive API that allows you to extend and modify Drupal's
+functionality, as well as its appearance. This is done by implementing "hooks"
+in modules; implementing "theme hooks" in modules and themes; and overriding
+"theme functions", "theme templates", and CSS rules in themes. Before you create
+your own module or theme, try searching at http://drupal.org -- you may find
+that an existing core or contributed module or theme can be used to meet your
+requirements. Or if it comes close, maybe you can add a feature to an existing
+module and contribute it back to the project. This saves time and improves the
+quality of existing code for everyone.
+
+More about Drupal coding:
+ * Developing modules:
+   http://drupal.org/contributors-guide
+ * Developing themes:
+   http://drupal.org/documentation/theme
+ * API documentation:
+   http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/7
+ * Don't modify Drupal's core files ("hack core"):
+   http://drupal.org/best-practices/do-not-hack-core