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+METADATA
+========
+Metadata consist of information that characterizes data.
+Metadata are used to provide documentation for data products.
+In essence, metadata answer who, what, when, where, why, and how about
+every facet of the data that are being documented.
+
+METADATA AND PRIVACY
+====================
+Metadata within a file can tell a lot about you.
+Cameras record data about when a picture was taken and what
+camera was used. Office documents like PDF or Office automatically adds
+author and company information to documents and spreadsheets.
+Maybe you don't want to disclose those information on the web.
+
+WARNINGS
+========
+See README.security
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+============
+ * python2.7 (at least)
+ * python-hachoir-core and python-hachoir-parser
+ * python-pil for more secure images handling
+ * python-pdfrw, gir-poppler and python-gi-cairo for full PDF support
+ * python-gi for the GUI
+ * shred (should be already installed)
+
+OPTIONALS DEPENDENCIES
+======================
+ * python-mutagen: for massive audio format support
+ * exiftool: for _massive_ image format support
+
+USAGE
+=====
+    mat --help
+or
+
+    mat-gui
+
+SUPPORTED FORMAT
+================
+See ./data/FORMATS
+
+HOW TO IMPLEMENT NEW FORMATS
+============================
+1. Add the format's mimetype to the STRIPPER list in strippers.py
+2. Inherit the GenericParser class (parser.py)
+3. Read the parser.py module
+4. Implement at least these three methods:
+    - is_clean(self)
+    - remove_all(self)
+    - get_meta(self)
+5. Don't forget to call the do_backup() method when necessary
+
+HOW TO LAUNCH THE TESTSUITE
+===========================
+    cd ./test
+    python test.py
+
+LINKS
+=====
+* Official website: https://mat.boum.org
+* Bugtracker: https://labs.riseup.net/code/projects/mat
+* Git repo: https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/jvoisin/mat.git
+
+CONTACT
+=======
+If you have question, patches, bug reports, or simply want to talk about this project,
+please use the mailing list (https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/mat-dev).
+You can also contact contact jvoisin
+on irc.oftc.net or at julien.voisin@dustri.org.
+
+LICENSE
+=======
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+Copyright 2011-2015 Julien (jvoisin) Voisin <julien.voisin@dustri.org>
+
+
+THANKS
+======
+Mat would not exist without :
+
+ * the Google Summer of Code,
+ * the hachoir library,
+ * people on #tails@oftc
+
+Many thanks to them !