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+# Bitmask Android App 
+
+This repository contains the source code for the [Bitmask][https://bitmask.net/] Android app.
+
+Please see the [issues](https://github.com/leapcode/bitmask_android/issues) section to
+report any bugs or feature requests and to see the list of known issues.
+
+## License
+
+* [See LICENSE file](https://github.com/leapcode/bitmask_android/blob/master/LICENSE.txt)
+
+## Building
+
+The build requires [Ant](https://ant.apache.org/) v1.6+, the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) API 17 and the [Android NDK](http://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html) r8b
+to be installed in your development environment. 
+
+In addition you'll need ant/bin, android/tools, 'platforms-tools' and 'android-ndk-r8b' in your enviroment path.
+
+After satisfying those requirements, the build is pretty simple:
+
+* Run `./compile.sh` from the project directory to build the APK only
+
+You might find that your device doesn't let you install your build if you
+already have the version from the Android Market installed.  This is standard
+Android security as it it won't let you directly replace an app that's been
+signed with a different key.  Manually uninstall Bitmask Android from your device and
+you will then be able to install your own built version.
+To uninstall it, do: adb uninstall se.leap.bitmaskclient
+
+See [here](https://github.com/parmegv/bitmask_android/blob/feature/docs/Building_from_eclipse.md) for
+instructions on building from [Eclipse](http://eclipse.org).
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+This project uses code from [ics-openvpn project](https://code.google.com/p/ics-openvpn/).
+
+## Contributing
+
+Please fork this repository and contribute back using
+[pull requests](https://github.com/leapcode/leap_android/pulls).
+
+Any contributions, large or small, major features, bug fixes, additional
+language translations, unit/integration tests are welcomed and appreciated
+but will be thoroughly reviewed and discussed.