diff --git a/rackspace/README.rdoc b/rackspace/README.rdoc
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+= DESCRIPTION:
+
+= REQUIREMENTS:
+
+= ATTRIBUTES: 
+
+= USAGE:
+
diff --git a/rackspace/metadata.rb b/rackspace/metadata.rb
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+maintainer       "Example Com"
+maintainer_email "ops@example.com"
+license          "Apache 2.0"
+description      "Installs/Configures rackspace"
+long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.rdoc'))
+version          "0.1"
diff --git a/rackspace/recipes/default.rb b/rackspace/recipes/default.rb
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+#
+# Cookbook Name:: rackspace
+# Recipe:: default
+#
+# Copyright 2010, Example Com
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#