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+=========================================
+The LEAP Encryption Access Project Client
+=========================================
+
+*your internet encryption toolkit*
+
+Read the docs!
+==============
+
+You can read the documentation online at `http://leap-client.readthedocs.org <http://leap-client.readthedocs.org/en/latest/>`_. If you prefer to build it locally, run::
+
+    $ cd docs
+    $ make html
+
+Quick Start
+==============
+
+At the current development stage we still do not have any versioned release. Instead, you might want to have a look at the `testers guide <http://leap-client.readthedocs.org/en/latest/testers/howto.html>`_ for a quick howto on fetching and testing latest development code.
+
+Dependencies
+------------------
+
+LEAP Client depends on these libraries:
+
+* ``python 2.6`` or ``2.7``
+* ``qt4 libraries``
+* ``libgnutls``
+* ``openvpn``
+
+Python packages are listed in ``pkg/requirements.pip`` and ``pkg/test-requirements.pip``
+
+Debian
+^^^^^^
+
+Under a debian-based system, you can run::
+
+  $ apt-get install openvpn python-qt4 python-crypto python-requests python-gnutls
+
+For *testing*::
+
+  $ apt-get install python-nose python-mock python-coverage
+
+For *building* the package you will need to install also::
+
+  $ apt-get install pyqt4-dev-tools libgnutls-dev python-setuptools python-all-dev
+
+
+pip
+^^^
+
+Use pip to install the required python packages::
+
+  $ apt-get install python-pip python-dev libgnutls-dev
+  $ pip install -r pkg/requirements.pip
+
+
+Installing
+-----------
+
+After getting the source and installing all the dependencies, proceed to install ``leap-client`` package::
+
+  $ python setup.py install
+
+
+Running
+-------
+
+After a successful installation, there should be a launcher called ``leap-client`` somewhere in your path::
+
+  $ leap-client
+
+
+Hacking
+=======
+
+See the `hackers guide <http://leap-client.readthedocs.org/en/latest/dev/environment.html>`_.
+
+The LEAP client git repository is available at::
+
+  git://leap.se/leap_client 
+
+Some steps need to be run when setting a development environment for the first time.
+
+Enable a **virtualenv** to isolate your libraries. (Current *.gitignore* knows about a virtualenv in the root tree. If you do not like that place, just change ``.`` for *<path.to.environment>*)::
+
+  $ virtualenv .
+  $ source bin/activate
+
+Make sure you are in the development branch::
+
+  (leap_client)$ git checkout develop
+
+Symlink your global pyqt libraries::
+
+  (leap_client)$ pkg/postmkvenv.sh
+
+And make your working tree available to your pythonpath::
+
+  (leap_client)$ python setup.py develop  
+
+
+Testing 
+=======
+
+Have a look at ``pkg/test-requirements.pip`` for the tests dependencies.
+
+To run the test suite::
+
+    $ ./run_tests.sh
+    
+which the first time should automagically install all the needed dependencies in your virtualenv for you.
+
+License
+=======
+
+.. image:: https://raw.github.com/leapcode/leap_client/develop/docs/user/gpl.png
+
+The LEAP Client is released under the terms of the `GNU GPL version 3`_ or later.
+
+.. _`GNU GPL version 3`: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt