Here's the ReadMe File Format that I use for all of my projects. It's clear, consise and to the point:
ReadMe - Name of your project v0.0.0
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- Version History --
- v0.0.0 --
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Basic information about your page
- Bugs --
- List Bugs
- Copyright Notice --
Your Project Name Here is protected under US and International
Copyright laws and treaties. Use of said software is granted under
the rules and regulations of Version 2 of the GNU General Public
Liscence.
If you have further questions about your rights as a consumber, please
feel free to either call at the number listed below or at:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
- Liscencing --
Your Project Name Here is protected under the GNU General Public
Lisence. Below is a bit more information.
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This program 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 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
02111-1307, USA.
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- Contact Info --
[url=http://opmia.outpostuniverse.net]http://opmia.outpostuniverse.net[/url]
email@whatever.com
Copyright © name here, 2004 - 2005
EDIT: better formatting