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 CyanogenMod
-===============
+===========
 
-CHANGELOG
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+Submitting Patches
+------------------
+Patches are always welcome!  Please send pull requests with your patches!  If at all possible please rebase your
+repository before sending a pull request.  You can do this by using the following command:
 
-### 6.0.0-alpha2
-* Common: Added battery percentage display.
-* Common: Added OpenVPN support.
-* Common: Updated Japanese translations.
-* Common: Added option for 270, 360 rotation.
-* Common: Added option to enable WebView reflow immediately after pinch to zoom.
-* Common: Added additional settings for Passion RIL to build.
-* N1: Bumped to FRF91.
+    git pull --rebase git://github.com/CyanogenMod/path_to_project.git froyo
+
+This makes accepting patches MUCH easier for our comitters.
+
+Getting Started
+---------------
+
+To get started with Android/CyanogenMod, you'll need to get
+familiar with [Git and Repo](http://source.android.com/download/using-repo).
+
+To initialize your local repository using the CyanogenMod trees, use a command like this:
+
+    repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b froyo
+
+Then to sync up:
+
+    repo sync
+
+Please see the [CyanogenMod Wiki](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/) for building instructions.
+
+For more information on this Github Organization and how it is structured, 
+please [read the wiki article](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Github_Organization)
+
+Buildbot
+--------
+
+All supported devices are built nightly and periodically as changes are committed to ensure the source trees remain buildable.
+
+You can view the current build statuses at [buildbot.teamdouche.net](http://buildbot.teamdouche.net/)