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+#                            -*- mode: org; -*-
+#
+#+TITLE:     OpenFOAM README for version 2.0.0
+#+AUTHOR:                      OpenCFD Ltd.
+#+DATE:                     16th June 2011
+#+LINK:                   http://www.openfoam.com
+#+OPTIONS: author:nil ^:{}
+# Copyright (c) 2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
+
+* About OpenFOAM
+  OpenFOAM is a free, open source computational fluid dynamcis (CFD) software
+  package produced by a commercial company, OpenCFD Ltd. It has a large user
+  base across most areas of engineering and science, from both commercial and
+  academic organisations. OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve
+  anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and
+  heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.
+
+* Copyright
+  OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+  Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+  version.  See the file =COPYING= in this directory or
+  [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/]], for a description of the GNU General Public
+  License terms under which you can copy the files.
+
+* Download and installation instructions
+  + To install the Ubuntu/Debian (.deb) pack, see
+    [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/download/ubuntu.php]]
+  + To install the source (.gtgz) pack, see
+    [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/download/source.php]]
+  + To install from the Git repository, see
+    [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/download/git.php]]
+
+* Release notes
+  [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/version2.0.0]]
+
+* Documentation
+  [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/docs]]
+
+* Support and development contracts
+  [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/support]]
+
+* Reporting Bugs in OpenFOAM
+  [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/bugs]]