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+## Spring Framework
+The Spring Framework provides a comprehensive programming and configuration model for modern
+Java-based enterprise applications - on any kind of deployment platform. A key element of Spring is
+infrastructural support at the application level: Spring focuses on the "plumbing" of enterprise
+applications so that teams can focus on application-level business logic, without unnecessary ties
+to specific deployment environments.
+
+The framework also serves as the foundation for
+[Spring Integration](https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-integration),
+[Spring Batch](https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch) and the rest of the Spring family of
+projects. Browse the repositories under the
+[SpringSource organization](https://github.com/SpringSource) on GitHub for a full list.
+
+[.NET](https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-net) and
+[Python](https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-python) variants are available as well.
+
+## Downloading artifacts
+Instructions on
+[downloading Spring artifacts](https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework/wiki/Downloading-Spring-artifacts)
+via Maven and other build systems are available via the project wiki.
+
+## Documentation
+See the current [Javadoc](http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/current/javadoc-api)
+and [Reference docs](http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/current/spring-framework-reference).
+
+## Getting support
+Check out the [Spring forums](http://forum.springsource.org) and the
+[Spring tag](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spring) on StackOverflow.
+[Commercial support](http://springsource.com/support/springsupport) is available too.
+
+## Issue Tracking
+Spring's JIRA issue tracker can be found [here](http://jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR). Think
+you've found a bug? Please consider submitting a reproduction project via the
+[spring-framework-issues](https://github.com/springsource/spring-framework-issues) repository. The
+[readme](https://github.com/springsource/spring-framework-issues#readme) provides simple
+step-by-step instructions.
+
+## Building from source
+Instructions on
+[building Spring from source](https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework/wiki/Building-from-source)
+are available via the project wiki.
+
+## Contributing
+[Pull requests](http://help.github.com/send-pull-requests) are welcome; you'll be asked to sign our
+contributor license agreement ([CLA](https://support.springsource.com/spring_committer_signup)).
+Trivial changes like typo fixes are especially appreciated (just
+[fork and edit!](https://github.com/blog/844-forking-with-the-edit-button)). For larger changes,
+please create a JIRA issue first and discuss your ideas with the Spring team.
+
+## Staying in touch
+Follow [@springframework](http://twitter.com/springframework) and its
+[team members](http://twitter.com/springframework/team/members) on Twitter. In-depth articles can be
+found at the SpringSource [team blog](http://blog.springsource.org), and releases are announced via
+our [news feed](http://www.springsource.org/news-events).
+
+## License
+The Spring Framework is released under version 2.0 of the
+[Apache License](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).