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+CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
+---------------------
+
+ * About Drupal
+ * Configuration and features
+ * Appearance
+ * Developing for Drupal
+
+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.y.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. Core comes with many options which allow site-specific
+configuration. In addition to the core modules, there are thousands of
+contributed modules (for functionality not included with Drupal core)
+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: "Developing for Drupal" for writing your own modules, below.
+
+APPEARANCE
+----------
+
+Drupal allows you to separate the appearance of the website from its 
+functionality and content. The appearance can be customized by using themes
+(extensions that control the fonts, colors, and layout of the site). Drupal 
+lets you change aspects such as colors, logos, and you can choose different
+themes for administrative tasks and for regular use.
+
+More about themes:
+ * Download contributed themes to sites/all/themes to modify Drupal's
+   appearance:
+   http://drupal.org/project/themes
+ * Developing themes:
+   http://drupal.org/documentation/theme
+
+DEVELOPING FOR DRUPAL
+---------------------
+
+Drupal contains an extensive API that allows you to extend and modify the
+functionality of your site. By implementing 'hooks', modules can react to
+system events and further customize Drupal's behavior. Drupal's flexible 
+architecture+means that you should never need to 'hack core' (directly modify
+files that come with Drupal or one of its contributed projects) to achieve the
+custom functionality you want. Instead contribute to an existing module or 
+write your own.
+
+More about Drupal coding:
+ * Developing modules:
+   http://drupal.org/contributors-guide
+ * API documentation:
+   http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/7
+ * Recommended best practices for coding and maintenance:
+   http://drupal.org/best-practices/
+