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+# Welcome to Repoforge!
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+Repoforge is a repository of third-party RPM packages for RHEL and clones.
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+## For Users
+
+To configure your system to install packages from Repoforge, install the appropriate `rpmforge-release` package for your distribution:
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+* EL 6: [i386](http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el6.rf.i386.rpm), [x86_64](http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm)
+* EL 5: [i386](http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.i386.rpm), [x86_64](http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm)
+* EL 4: [i386](http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el4.rf.i386.rpm), [x86_64](http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el4.rf.x86_64.rpm)
+* EL 3: [i386](http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el3.rf.i386.rpm), [x86_64](http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el3.rf.x86_64.rpm)
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+More detailed instructions and recommendations are available on the [CentOS wiki](http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/RPMForge).
+
+## For Contributors
+
+Repoforge welcomes contributions!  To contribute a new package, or a fix to an existing package, use the following procedure:
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+1. Create an account on [GitHub](https://github.com/).
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+2. [Fork](http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/) our [git repository](https://github.com/repoforge/rpms).
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+3. Make changes and commit them to your fork.
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+4. Submit a [pull request](http://help.github.com/pull-requests/) when your contribution is ready.