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+# Distributions with readily available packages
+
+## Archlinux
+
+AUR does not require any packaging information within this repository.
+
+## Debian
+
+Debian packages are provided by the author in separate branches, maintained in
+the upstream repository
+
+### Ubuntu
+
+Ubuntu imports Debian's package automagically.
+
+
+## Mac OS X / Homebrew
+
+Homebrew does not require any packaging information within this repository.
+A separate branch with a statically compiled manpage and release tags is
+provided to ease the work of Homebrew packagers:
+
+* The static manpage because Homebrew lacks ronn
+* The tag so GitHub generates tarballs Homebrew can be pointed at
+
+
+# Supporting new distributions
+
+## Your own work
+
+If you are maintaining a package for a different distribution, please get
+in touch so your work can be included in a packaging branch in the upstream
+repository.
+This allows others to adapt your work for their own distributions or
+packaging needs.
+
+## Static manpage
+
+The "debian-squeeze" branch carries a quilt patchset with a pre-compiled
+manpage and the "homebrew" one carries a static manpage.
+
+In case you can not build the manpage because you are missing ronn or you
+prefer a precompiled manpage for another reason, please contact us; we will
+gladly provide up-to-date packages with every release.