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+            Qpid/C++
+            ========
+
+Table of Contents
+=================
+1. Introduction
+2. Available Documentation
+3. Quick start
+
+
+1. Introduction
+===============
+Qpid/C++ is a C++ implementation of the AMQP protcol described at
+http://amqp.org/
+
+This release of Qpid/C++ implements the AMQP 0-10. 
+It will not inter-operate with AMQP 0-8/0-9 implementations.
+
+For additional software or information on the Qpid project go to:
+
+   http://qpid.apache.org
+
+For documentation, go to:
+
+   http://qpid.apache.org/documentation
+
+
+2. Available Documentation
+==========================
+  - INSTALL       - How to install Qpid/C++.
+  - SSL           - How to setup SSL
+  - RELEASE_NOTES - Release notes.
+  - DESIGN        - Qpid/C++ implementation.
+  - LICENSE       - Apache license.
+  - NOTICE        - Corresponds to the section 4 d of 
+                    the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+
+3. Quick start
+==============
+
+In C++ distributions:
+
+   ./configure && make - compiles all sources
+
+   make check - runs tests
+
+   make install - installs the client and daemon
+
+In some distributions, no ./configure file is provided. To create the
+./configure file, you must have autotools installed. Run ./bootstrap
+from the qpid/cpp directory, then follow the above instructions.
+
+The INSTALL notes contain more detailed information on compiling and
+installing this software.
+
+qpid/cpp/examples/README.txt describes the C++ client API examples.