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contrib/Makefile.am

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 SUBDIRS = Debian
 
-EXTRA_DIST = README \
+EXTRA_DIST = README.md \
 	de.barton.ngircd.metainfo.xml \
 	de.barton.ngircd.plist \
 	ngindent.sh \

contrib/README

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-
-                     ngIRCd - Next Generation IRC Server
-                           http://ngircd.barton.de/
-
-               (c)2001-2024 Alexander Barton and Contributors.
-               ngIRCd is free software and published under the
-                   terms of the GNU General Public License.
-
-                             -- Contributions --
-
-
-Debian/
- - Various files for building Debian GNU/Linux packages (".deb's").
-	- ngircd.init; ngircd.default: init script for Debian-based systems.
-	- ngircd.pam: example PAM configuration.
-
-de.barton.ngircd.metainfo.xml
- - AppStream metadata file.
-
-de.barton.ngircd.plist[.tmpl]
- - launchd(8) property list file.
-
-ngindent.sh
- - Script to indent the code of ngIRCd in the "standard way".
-
-ngircd-bsd.sh
- - Start script for FreeBSD.
-
-ngircd-redhat.init
- - Start/stop script for RedHat-based distributions (like CentOS).
-
-ngircd.logcheck
- - Sample rules for logcheck(8) to ignore "normal" log messages of ngIRCd.
-
-ngircd.service
- - systemd(8) service unit configuration file.
-
-ngircd.socket
- - systemd(8) socket unit configuration file for "socket activation".
-
-ngircd.spec
- - RPM "spec" file.
-
-nglog.sh
- - Colorizes the log messages of ngircd(8) according to their log level.
-
-platformtest.sh
- - Build ngIRCd and output a "result line" suitable for doc/Platforms.txt.

contrib/README.md

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+# [ngIRCd](https://ngircd.barton.de) - Supplemental Files
+
+This `contrib/` directory contains the following sub-folders and files:
+
+- `Debian/` folder: This subfolder contains the _rules_ file and additional
+  assets for building Debian packages.
+
+- `de.barton.ngircd.metainfo.xml`: AppStream metadata file.
+
+- `de.barton.ngircd.plist[.tmpl]`: launchd(8) property list file.
+
+- `ngindent.sh`: Script to indent the code of ngIRCd in the "standard way".
+
+- `ngircd-bsd.sh`: Start/stop script for FreeBSD.
+
+- `ngircd-redhat.init`: Start/stop script for old(er) RedHat-based
+  distributions (like CentOS and Fedora), which did _not_ use systemd(8).
+
+- `ngIRCd-Logo.gif`: The ngIRCd logo as GIF file.
+
+- `ngircd.logcheck`: Sample rules for logcheck(8) to ignore "normal" log
+  messages of ngIRCd.
+
+- `ngircd.service`: systemd(8) service unit configuration file.
+
+- `ngircd.socket`: systemd(8) socket unit configuration file for "socket
+  activation".
+
+- `ngircd.spec`: RPM "spec" file.
+
+- `nglog.sh`: Script for colorizing the log messages of ngircd(8) according to
+  their log level. Example: `./src/ngircd/ngircd -n | ./contrib/nglog.sh`.
+
+- `platformtest.sh`: Build ngIRCd and output a "result line" suitable for
+  the `doc/Platforms.txt` file.