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+# TAO\_IDL
+
+TAO\_IDL/`tao_idl` is TAO's Interface Description Language (IDL) compiler. It
+is based on Sun Microsystems' OMG IDL Compiler Front End (CFE) version 1.3,
+which was released in 1994. It implements most IDL v3 features and, starting
+with TAO 2.5.4, some features from IDL v4.
+
+## User Documentation
+
+User documentation on using TAO\_IDL can be found at
+[../docs/compiler.html](../docs/compiler.html).
+
+## Developer Documentation
+
+For developers either making use of TAO\_IDL in a downstream compiler or
+contributing to TAO\_IDL, documentation can be found at
+[docs/README.md](docs/README.md).