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+# RubyGems.org (née Gemcutter)
+The Ruby community's gem host.
+
+## Purpose
+
+* Provide a better API for dealing with gems
+* Create more transparent and accessible project pages
+* Enable the community to improve and enhance the site
+
+## Links
+
+* [Mailing List][]
+* [FAQ][]
+* [IRC][]: #gemcutter on Freenode
+* [CI][]: ![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/rubygems/rubygems.org)
+* [Gemnasium][]: ![Dependency Status](https://gemnasium.com/rubygems/rubygems.org)
+
+[mailing list]: http://groups.google.com/group/gemcutter
+[faq]: http://help.rubygems.org/kb/gemcutter/faq
+[irc]: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=gemcutter
+[ci]: http://travis-ci.org/rubygems/rubygems.org
+[gemnasium]: https://gemnasium.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant
+
+## Contributions
+
+Please read up on the [GitHub Wiki][wiki] for the latest contribution
+guidelines.
+
+[wiki]: http://wiki.github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/contribution-guidelines
+
+To get setup, please check out the [Development Setup][] page on the wiki. It's
+on the wiki so anyone can edit it, so please fix it if you have trouble getting
+set up!
+
+[development setup]: https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/wiki/Development-Setup
+
+Our deployment process is documented on the wiki as well, there's a multi-step
+[Checklist][] to run through.
+
+[checklist]: https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/wiki/Deployment
+
+## Organization
+
+RubyGems.org consists of a few major parts:
+
+* Rails app: To manage users and allow others to view gems, etc.
+* Sinatra app (Hostess): the gem server
+* Gem processor: Handles incoming gems and storing them in S3 (production) or
+  on the filesystem in `server/` (development).
+
+## License
+
+RubyGems.org uses the MIT license. Please check the [LICENSE][] file for more details.
+
+[license]: https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/blob/master/MIT-LICENSE