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Essential project files.
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 * README
 * INSTALL
 * 

General info files.
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README file.
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ABOUT/OVERVIEW file.
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ABOUT-NLS file.
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 * Notes on the Free Translation Project.

NOTES/NOTICE file.
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FEATURES file.
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FEEDBACK file.
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PLATFORMS file.
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 * Supported platforms and compilers.

PROBLEMS/KNOWNBUG file.
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::

  PROBLEMS  KNOWNBUG  KNOWN_BUGS  KNOWN-BUGS

FORK file.
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 * Why this project is fork of another project.

COMMANDS file.
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 * brief list of commands for built-in language

PROGLIST file.
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UPGRADE/UPGRADING/CONVERSION file.
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 * How upgrade to new version.

MIRRORS file.
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Thanks files.
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::

  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Contributors files.
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AUTHOR file.
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::

  authors
  AUTHOR
  AUTHORS

README file.
============

Assumed that users first read this file before start using project.

 * Project name.
 * Project goal.
 * Point to license statements.
 * Point to build instructions.
 * Point to documentations.

ABOUT file.
===========

 * About project.
 * In form of 'ABOUT-xxx' - about topic 'xxx'.

Build/install instruction.
==========================

INSTALL file.
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 * List of supported platform.
 * Build dependencies/prerequisites.
 * Build instructions.

BUILD file.
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CUSTOMIZE file.
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 * Customize the compilation.

License files.
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DISCLAIMER file.
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PATENTS file.
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COPYING/LICENSE/LEGAL file.
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COPYING usually used for GNU GPL like license. Another license put in LICENSE
file.

If some component comes with different license put it into file with name like::

  LICENSE.libmy LICENSE.regex LICENSE.doc
  COPYING-DOCS  COPYING-GPL   COPYING-LGPL  COPYING-LIBS  COPYING-TEMPLATES

COPYRIGHT file.
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::

  copyright
  COPYRIGHT
  copyright-artwork
  copyright-notice

AFL file.
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Academic Free License.

  AFL-1.1
  AFL-1.2
  AFL-2.0
  AFL-2.1

 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Free_License

Apache file.
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::

  Apache-1.0
  Apache-1.1
  Apache-2.0

PHP file.
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::

  PHP-3.0

MIT file.
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::

  MIT  LICENSE_MIT

BSD file.
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::

  BSD  LICENSE_BSD

GPL file.
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::

  GPL-2    GPL2
  GPL-2.0
  GPL-3.0  GPL3
  LICENSE-GPL

LGPL file.
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::

  LGPL-2   LGPL-2.0  LGPL-2.1  LGPL-3.0  LICENSE_LGPL

Developer files.
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HACKING/DEVELOPERS/PORTING file.
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 * Notes for developers.

CONTENTS file.
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 * Description which file for which comes.

CONTRIBUTE file.
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 * Guidelines to contribute to the project.

::

  CONTRIB
  CONTRIBS
  CONTRIBUTE
  Contributing
  HOW-TO-CONTRIBUTE

DEBUG/DEBUGGING file.
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 * How debug sources, useful macros/function/tips.

DESIGN/INTERNALS file.
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CHECK_NOTES file.
-----------------

 * How and when test passed by which platform/configuration.

BINDINGS file.
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 * Known bindings of library to different langs/frameworks.

Coding style files.
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::

  C++STYLE
  CodeStyle

CODING file.
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 * project policy and recommendation on coding

CONVENTIONS file.
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Authors files.
==============

AUTHORS/MAINTAINERS file.
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::

  AUTHOR  AUTHORS  MAINTAINERS

 * Usually regular contributors.
 * List of project members with contact info (email/phone/home page/address/etc).

CONTRIBUTORS/THANKS/CREDITS/ file.
----------------------------------

 * Irregular contributor list.
 * Usually casual/non-regular contributors.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS file.
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DEDICATION file.
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Project changes files.
======================

Here goes news and descriptions of user visible changes:

 * Important project news.
 * New features.
 * Obsolescense/deprecation of UIs/APIs/protocols/formats.
 * Incompatibilities with previous version.

ChangeLog file.
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::

  changelog  Changelog  ChangeLog
  CHANGELOG
  ChangeLog-1996-1999   ChangeLog-2000
  ChangeLogOld

COMPAT/COMPLIANCE file.
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 * Compatibility with previous versions.

NEWS/OLDNEWS/ONEWS file.
------------------------

 * User-visible changes.

CHANGES file.
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::

  changes
  Changes
  CHANGES
  CHANGES-beta
  CHANGES-msw
  CHANGES-release

ANNOUNCE file.
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Todo files.
===========

 * list of wanted, roadmap

::
  BACKLOG
  CHECKLIST
  todo       TODO
  PROJECTS

PROGRESS file.
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Version info files.
===================

ANNOUNCE file.
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::

  ANNOUNCE
  ANNOUNCEMENT

HISTORY file.
============

 * Project history in long perspective.

FUTURE file.
============


Documentation files.
====================

Refcard files.
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::

  cheatsheet
  refcard

FAQ files.
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 * List of frequency asked questions with answers.

TIPS/HINTS file.
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HOWTO file.
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Bug report instructions.
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::

  BUGFORM
  BUG-REPORTING
  BUG-REPORTS
  BUGS

BINDINGS file.
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Reference.
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  /usr/share/doc/common-licenses/*
                from Cygwin 'base-files' package, list of licence files