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+Jenkins CI
+==========
+Copyright © 2004-, Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Sun Microsystems, Inc., and a number of other of contributers. Licensed under [MIT License].
+
+About
+-----
+In a nutshell Jenkins CI is the leading open-source continuous integration server. Built with Java, it provides over 300 plugins to support building and testing virtually any project.
+
+Downloads
+---------
+Non-source downloads such as WAR file and several Linux packages can be found on our [Mirrors].
+
+Source
+------
+Our latest and greatest source of Jenkins CI can be found on [GitHub]. Fork us!
+
+News and Website
+----------------
+All about Jenkkins CI can be found on our [website]. Follow us an Twitter @[jenkinsci].
+
+[ButlerImage]: http://jenkins-ci.org/images/butler.png
+[MIT License]: https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/raw/master/LICENSE.txt
+[Mirrors]: http://mirrors.jenkins-ci.org
+[GitHub]: https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins
+[website]: http://jenkins-ci.org
+[jenkinsci]: http://twitter.com/jenkinsci
+