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+## MariaDB: drop-in replacement for MySQL
+
+MariaDB is designed as a drop-in replacement of MySQL(R) with more
+features, new storage engines, fewer bugs, and better performance.
+
+MariaDB is brought to you by the MariaDB Foundation.
+Please read the CREDITS file for details about the MariaDB Foundation,
+and who is developing MariaDB.
+
+MariaDB is developed by many of the original developers of MySQL who
+now work for the MariadB Foundation and the MariaDB Corporation, and by many people in
+the community.
+
+MySQL, which is the base of MariaDB, is a product and trademark of Oracle
+Corporation, Inc. For a list of developers and other contributors,
+see the Credits appendix.  You can also run 'SHOW authors' to get a
+list of active contributors.
+
+A description of the MariaDB project and a manual can be found at:
+http://mariadb.org/
+https://mariadb.com/kb/en/
+https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-vs-mysql-features/
+https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-versus-mysql-features/
+https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-versus-mysql-compatibility/
+
+As MariaDB is a full replacement of MySQL, the MySQL manual at
+http://dev.mysql.com/doc is generally applicable.
+
+Help:
+-----
+
+More help is available from the Maria Discuss mailing list
+https://launchpad.net/~maria-discuss
+and the #maria IRC channel on Freenode.
+
+
+License:
+--------
+
+***************************************************************************
+
+NOTE: 
+
+MariaDB is specifically available only under version 2 of the GNU
+General Public License (GPLv2). (I.e. Without the "any later version"
+clause.) This is inherited from MySQL. Please see the README file in
+the MySQL distribution for more information.
+
+License information can be found in the COPYING, COPYING.LESSER,
+and COPYING.thirdparty files.
+
+***************************************************************************
+
+Bug Reports:
+------------
+
+Bug and/or error reports regarding MariaDB should be submitted at
+http://mariadb.org/jira
+
+Bugs in the MySQL code can also be submitted at http://bugs.mysql.com
+
+The code for MariaDB, including all revision history, can be found at:
+https://github.com/MariaDB/server
+
+***************************************************************************
+
+Code status:
+------------
+
+* [![tests status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/MariaDB/server.png?branch=10.2)](https://travis-ci.org/MariaDB/server) travis-ci.org (10.2 branch)