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Project sources.
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README file.
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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.

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

COPYING/LICENSE 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

AUTHORS file.
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Usually regular contributors.

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

THANKS/CREDITS file.
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Usually casual/non-regular contributors.

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

NEWS/CHANGES/ANNOUNCE file.
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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.

HISORY file.
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 * Project history in long perspective.

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