Index: standards.texi
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RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/standards.texi,v
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--- standards.texi	30 Jun 2012 15:35:01 -0000	1.218
+++ standards.texi	15 Sep 2012 15:44:49 -0000
@@ -3280,6 +3280,7 @@
 * License for Manuals::         Writing the distribution terms for a manual.
 * Manual Credits::              Giving credit to documentation contributors.
 * Printed Manuals::             Mentioning the printed manual.
+* README File::                 README files as the first documentation to read.
 * NEWS File::                   NEWS files supplement manuals.
 * Change Logs::                 Recording changes.
 * Man Pages::                   Man pages are secondary.
@@ -3493,6 +3494,20 @@
 It is also useful to explain in the on-line forms of the manual how the
 user can print out the manual from the sources.
 
+@node README File
+@section The README File
+@cindex @file{README} file
+
+The @file{README} file should contain a brief description of the
+software and guide the reader on the possible directions to take.
+Particularly, it should contain a section referring to the
+@file{INSTALL} file.
+
+In addition, it can make use of the Markdown language
+@uref{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown} and be renamed to
+@file{README.md} allowing advanced text editors such as Emacs
+highlight it's content.
+
 @node NEWS File
 @section The NEWS File
 @cindex @file{NEWS} file