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INSTALL.md

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+# INSTALLATION
+
+Zend Framework requires no special installation steps. Simply download
+the framework, extract it to the folder you would like to keep it in,
+and add the library directory to your PHP `include_path`. To use
+components in the extras library, add the `extras/library` directory to
+your PHP `include_path` as well.
+
+If you would like to use Zend_Tool, simply add `bin/zf.bat` (for Windows)
+or `bin/zf.sh` (for anything else) to your system executable path.
+
+## SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
+-------------------
+
+Zend Framework 2 requires PHP 5.3.1 or later.
+
+## DEVELOPMENT VERSIONS
+
+If you would like to preview enhancements or bug fixes that have not yet
+been released, you can obtain the current development version of Zend
+Framework using one of the following methods:
+
+ -  Using a Git client. Zend Framework is open source software, and the
+    Git repository used for its development is publicly available.
+    Consider using Git to get Zend Framework if you already use Git for
+    your application development, want to contribute back to the
+    framework, or need to upgrade your framework version very often.
+
+ -  Checking out a working copy is necessary if you would like to directly
+    contribute to Zend Framework; a working copy can be updated any time
+    using git pull.
+
+To clone the git repository, use the following URL:
+
+git://git.zendframework.com/zf.git
+
+For more information about Git, please see the official website:
+
+http://www.git-scm.org
+
+## CONFIGURING THE INCLUDE PATH
+
+Once you have a copy of Zend Framework available, your application will
+need to access the framework classes. Though there are several ways to
+achieve this, your PHP `include_path` needs to contain the path to the
+Zend Framework classes under the `/library` directory in this
+distribution. You can find out more about the PHP `include_path`
+configuration directive here:
+
+http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.include-path
+
+Instructions on how to change PHP configuration directives can be found
+here:
+
+http://www.php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php
+
+## GETTING STARTED
+
+A great place to get up-to-speed quickly is the Zend Framework
+QuickStart:
+
+http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/learning.quickstart.html
+
+The QuickStart covers some of the most commonly used components of ZF.
+Since Zend Framework is designed with a use-at-will architecture and
+components are loosely coupled, you can select and use only those
+components that are needed for your project.

README-DEV.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ read/subscribe to the following resources:
  -  Coding Standards:
     http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/coding-standard.html
  -  ZF Git Guide:
-    README-GIT.txt
+    README-GIT.md
  -  Contributor's Guide:
     http://framework.zend.com/wiki/display/ZFDEV/Contributing+to+Zend+Framework
  -  ZF Contributor's mailing list:

README.md

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 ### INSTALLATION
 
-Please see INSTALL.txt.
+Please see INSTALL.md.
 
 ### CONTRIBUTING
 
 If you wish to contribute to Zend Framework 2.0, please read both the
-README-DEV.txt and README-GIT.txt file.
+README-DEV.md and README-GIT.md file.
 
 ### QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK