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+# Emacs Starter Kit
+
+This should provide a saner set of defaults than you get normally with
+Emacs. It's intended for beginners, but it should provide a reasonable
+working environment for anyone using Emacs.
+
+## Installation
+
+1. Install Emacs
+** Use your package manager if you have one.
+** Otherwise, Mac users should get it [from Apple](http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/unix_open_source/carbonemacspackage.html).
+** Windows users can get it [from GNU](http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/emacs-22.3-bin-i386.zip).
+2. Move this directory to ~/.emacs.d
+3. Launch Emacs!
+
+## ELPA
+
+Libraries from ELPA (http://tromey.com/elpa) are preferred when
+available since dependencies are handled automatically, and the burden
+to update them is removed from the user.
+
+## Contributing
+
+If you know your way around Emacs, please try out the starter kit as a
+replacement for your regular dotfiles for a while. If there's anything
+you just can't live without, add it or let me know so I can add it.
+
+Also: see the file TODO.

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+TODO:
+
+Start custom ELPA server
+Add bleeding-edge package support to elpa?
+
+look up http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/emacs-en/CommandLogMode
+
+to add to elpa:
+* ruby-mode (sent)
+* inf-ruby
+* ruby-electric
+
+* color-theme (zenburn + vivid chalk)
+* htmlize
+* ruby-compilation
+
+* cheat
+* gist
+* scpaste
+* magit
+* yaml (make rinari require it)
+
+* nxhtml
+* rinari
+* jabber (need to contact maintainers)
+
+already in elpa; install by default:
+* idle-highlight
+* js2-mode
+* css (included by nxhtml?)
+* ert
+
+maybe include:
+* install-elisp/oddmuse?
+* lisppaste
+* pastie
+* pcmpl-rake
+* pg
+
+to write/finish:
+* mublog
+* ri
+* submit ruby fixes to flymake