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     <extradist>
       COPYING
-      README
+      README.md
     </extradist>
 
 
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-# aqcgi
+# AqCGI
 
+AqCGI is a small library to help building CGI code in C to be used with
+Apache2 and other HTTP servers.
+
+It parses HTTP headers and URL-encoded strings. It also takes care of sending
+responses including headers and error codes/messages.