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+NDN-JS: A javascript client library for Named Data Networking
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+BASIC LIBRARY: NO BUILD REQUIRED
+================================
+The basic NDN-JS library does not need to be "built".  For the library, you can manually
+include the necessary scripts in a web page or include build/ndn-js.js to have it load all of
+the scripts.
+
+BUILD A COMBINED, COMPRESSED LIBRARY 
+====================================
+
+While the combined file ndn-js.js is useful for debugging, a more efficient way to include the library 
+is to used the combined, compressed library build/ndn-js.min.js.
+While we try to keep a built version in that directory for convenience, it
+may fall out of sync with the library, so we recommend building it as follows if possible.
+
+To create a combined and compressed versions of NDN-JS scripts:
+
+    ./waf configure
+    ./waf
+
+These commands will create a combined version build/ndn-js.js, and combined version build/ndn-js.min.js, compressed 
+using  Google's Closure Compiler.
+
+The compressed version is what we recommend including in applications.
+
+DOCUMENTATION
+================
+The documentation is auto-generated using JSDoc.  If you don't have JSDoc installed, download and unzip from:
+https://github.com/jsdoc3/jsdoc/archive/master.zip
+
+To make doc, cd to the root directory of ndn-js and run the following command to put the output in subdirectory doc:
+<path-to-jsdoc>/jsdoc --recurse --destination doc js
+
+WEBSOCKETS PROXY
+================
+
+If you wish to run your own WebSockets proxy instead of using the NDN testbed, you must
+build and install Node.js (often on the machine also running the ccnd you wish to proxy
+for, but that doesn't have to be the case).  See wsproxy/README.md
+
+THE FIREFOX ADD-ON
+==================
+
+First build the compressed version of NDN.js
+
+    ./waf configure
+    ./waf
+
+Then go to the ndnProtocol directory and run ./make-ndnProtocol.sh which makes ndnProtocol.xpi in the top directory.
+
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-NDN.JS: A javascript client library for Named Data Networking
--------------------------------------------------------------
-
-BASIC LIBRARY: NO BUILD REQUIRED
-================================
-The basic NDN.JS library does not need to be "built".  For the library, you can manually
-include the necessary scripts in a web page or include Helper.js to have it load all of
-the scripts.
-
-BUILD A COMBINED, COMPRESSED LIBRARY 
-====================================
-
-A more efficient way to include the library is to used the combined, compressed library
-ndn-js.js that can be made using the js/tools/build/make-js.sh script.  See the README in
-that directly.  While we try to keep a built version in that directory for convenience, it
-may fall out of sync with the library, so we recommend building it using the script if
-possible.
-
-To create a combined and optionally compressed version of NDN.JS scripts:
-
-    ./waf configure --no-ws --prefix=<PREFIX_TO_INSTALL_JS> 
-    ./waf install
-
-These commands will create a combined version, combined version compressed using  Google's
-Closure Compiler, and install it into <PREFIX_TO_INSTALL_JS> folder.
-
-The compressed version is what we recommend including in applications.
-
-DOCUMENTATION
-================
-The documentation is auto-generated using JSDoc.  If you don't have JSDoc installed, download and unzip from:
-https://github.com/jsdoc3/jsdoc/archive/master.zip
-
-To make doc, cd to the root directory of ndn-js and run the following command to put the output in subdirectory doc:
-<path-to-jsdoc>/jsdoc --recurse --destination doc js
-
-WEBSOCKETS PROXY
-================
-
-If you wish to run your own WebSockets proxy instead of using the NDN testbed, you must
-build and install Node.js (often on the machine also running the ccnd you wish to proxy
-for, but that doesn't have to be the case).  See wsproxy/README.md
-
-THE FIREFOX ADD-ON
-==================
-
-Build first compressed version of NDN.js
-
-    ./waf configure
-    ./waf
-
-Then go to ndnProtocol and run ./make-ndnProtocol.sh which makes ndnProtocol.xpi.
-
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 does not require it, we really would appreciate it if others would share their
 contributions to the library if they are willing to do so under the same license. 
 
+See the file INSTALL for build and install instructions.
+
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 This is a young project, with minimal documentation that we are slowly enhancing.  Please