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+# Registry of Unencumbered Software Projects
+
+This is a collaborative metadata registry of
+[unencumbered](https://ar.to/2010/01/dissecting-the-unlicense)
+public-domain software projects. That encompasses all projects using the
+[Unlicense](https://unlicense.org), [Creative Commons Zero
+(CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/), or a plain
+old public-domain dedication.
+
+Project metadata are described in JSON format, one file per project,
+utilizing the terms from the [DOAP (Description of a
+Project)](https://github.com/ewilderj/doap) schema.
+
+The current plan is that this project metadata will be made available in
+HTML, JSON, and [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) format
+at [Unlicense.org](https://unlicense.org) going forward.
+
+All material in this repository is itself in the public domain.
+
+## Example Project Description
+
+See
+[projects/sqlite.json](https://github.com/unlicense/unencumbered-software/blob/master/projects/sqlite.json)
+for an example of how to describe a project:
+
+``` json
+{
+  "name": "SQLite",
+  "homepage": "https://sqlite.org",
+  "shortdesc": {
+    "en": "The most used database engine in the world."
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "browse": "https://sqlite.org/src",
+    "location": "http://sqlite.org/cgi/src"
+  },
+  "license": "https://sqlite.org/copyright.html"
+}
+```
+
+## Frequently Asked Questions
+
+### Q: How can I suggest a project without submitting a pull request?
+
+**A:** To just suggest a project addition, please tweet at
+[@TheUnlicense](https://twitter.com/theunlicense) on Twitter.
+
+### Q: Will you accept WTFPL or 0BSD projects?
+
+**A:** No, as these are not public-domain dedications but rather
+maximally-permissive copyright licenses. Please see [Licensed,
+License-Free, and Unlicensed
+Code](https://ar.to/2010/12/licensing-and-unlicensing).
+
+### Q: Will you accept non-software projects in the public domain?
+
+**A:** No, not in this registry. Consider submitting non-software
+projects to
+[johnjago/awesome-uncopyright](https://github.com/johnjago/awesome-uncopyright)
+instead.
+
+## See Also
+
+- [nothings/single_file_libs](https://github.com/nothings/single_file_libs):
+  single-file public-domain C/C++ libraries with minimal dependencies
+- [johnjago/awesome-uncopyright](https://github.com/johnjago/awesome-uncopyright):
+  a curated list of works in the public domain