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+###################
+What is CodeIgniter
+###################
+
+CodeIgniter is an Application Development Framework - a toolkit - for people
+who build web sites using PHP. Its goal is to enable you to develop projects
+much faster than you could if you were writing code from scratch, by providing
+a rich set of libraries for commonly needed tasks, as well as a simple
+interface and logical structure to access these libraries. CodeIgniter lets
+you creatively focus on your project by minimizing the amount of code needed
+for a given task.
+
+*******************
+Release Information
+*******************
+
+This repo contains in-development code for future releases. To download the
+latest stable release please visit the `CodeIgniter Downloads
+<https://codeigniter.com/download>`_ page.
+
+**************************
+Changelog and New Features
+**************************
+
+You can find a list of all changes for each release in the `user
+guide change log <https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/blob/develop/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst>`_.
+
+*******************
+Server Requirements
+*******************
+
+PHP version 5.6 or newer is recommended.
+
+It should work on 5.3.7 as well, but we strongly advise you NOT to run
+such old versions of PHP, because of potential security and performance
+issues, as well as missing features.
+
+************
+Installation
+************
+
+Please see the `installation section <https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/installation/index.html>`_
+of the CodeIgniter User Guide.
+
+*******
+License
+*******
+
+Please see the `license
+agreement <https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/blob/develop/user_guide_src/source/license.rst>`_.
+
+*********
+Resources
+*********
+
+-  `User Guide <https://codeigniter.com/docs>`_
+-  `Language File Translations <https://github.com/bcit-ci/codeigniter3-translations>`_
+-  `Community Forums <http://forum.codeigniter.com/>`_
+-  `Community Wiki <https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/wiki>`_
+-  `Community IRC <https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23codeigniter>`_
+
+Report security issues to our `Security Panel <mailto:security@codeigniter.com>`_
+or via our `page on HackerOne <https://hackerone.com/codeigniter>`_, thank you.
+
+***************
+Acknowledgement
+***************
+
+The CodeIgniter team would like to thank EllisLab, all the
+contributors to the CodeIgniter project and you, the CodeIgniter user.