diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2012 ooxi/xml.c
+    https://github.com/ooxi/xml.c
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In
+no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of
+this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including
+commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to
+the following restrictions:
+
+ 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim
+    that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product,
+    an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is
+    not required.
+
+ 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+    misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+ 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 xml.c
 =====
 
-Simple XML subset parser comparable to glib's Markup parser, but without any dependencies in one self contained file.
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+Similar to the [GLib Markup parser](http://developer.gnome.org/glib/2.34/glib-Simple-XML-Subset-Parser.html),
+which also just parses an xml subset, [xml.c](https://github.com/ooxi/xml.c) is
+a simple, small and self contained xml parser in one file. Ideal for embedding
+into other projects without the need for big external dependencies.
+
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Usage examples can be found in the [unit cases](https://github.com/ooxi/xml.c/blob/master/test/test-xml.c).
+
+
+License
+-------
+
+[libpng/zlib](https://github.com/ooxi/xml.c/blob/master/LICENSE) (BSD)
+