diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb3489a..1fc5c5b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
-# See http://help.github.com/ignore-files/ for more about ignoring files.
-#
-# If you find yourself ignoring temporary files generated by your text editor
-# or operating system, you probably want to add a global ignore instead:
-#   git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global
-
-# Ignore bundler config
 /.bundle
 
-# Ignore the default SQLite database.
-/db/*.sqlite3
-
-# Ignore all logfiles and tempfiles.
 /log/*.log
 /tmp
+
+config/database.yml
diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from README.rdoc
rename to README.md
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml.sample
similarity index 71%
rename from config/database.yml
rename to config/database.yml.sample
index c331c59..18c643b 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml.sample
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-# MySQL.  Versions 4.1 and 5.0 are recommended.
-# 
-# Install the MYSQL driver
-#   gem install mysql2
-#
-# Ensure the MySQL gem is defined in your Gemfile
-#   gem 'mysql2'
-#
-# And be sure to use new-style password hashing:
-#   http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/old-client.html
 development:
   adapter: mysql2
   encoding: utf8