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+CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
+---------------------
+ * Introduction
+ * Requirements
+ * Installation
+ * Configuration
+ * Maintainers
+
+INTRODUCTION
+------------
+The Enabled Modules module provides various views on the modules present on the 
+installed website.
+ * For a full description of the module, visit the project page:
+  https://drupal.org/project/enabled_modules
+ * To submit bug reports and feature suggestions, or to track changes:
+  https://drupal.org/project/issues/enabled_modules
+
+REQUIREMENTS
+------------
+This module requires the following modules:
+ * Views (https://drupal.org/project/views)
+ * Views System (https://drupal.org/project/views_system)
+
+INSTALLATION
+------------
+ * Install as you would normally install a contributed drupal module. See:
+  https://drupal.org/documentation/install/modules-themes/modules-7
+  for further information.
+
+CONFIGURATION
+-------------
+ * Configure user permissions in Administration » People » Permissions:
+  - Users must be given the "View Enabled Modules page" permission to access views 
+    provided by this module.
+ * Review the views provided by this module in Administration » Structure » Views,
+   and disable any views that are not required.
+
+MAINTAINERS
+-----------
+Current maintainer:
+ * Julian Granger-Bevan (juliangb) - https://drupal.org/user/719472
+Drupal 7 port:
+ * Tracy Hurley (hurleyit) - https://drupal.org/user/47108
+Original author:
+ * Benjamin Melançon (mlncn) - https://drupal.org/user/64383