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+======================================================
+ README for Project Horizon - Image Creation Backends
+======================================================
+:Authors:
+ * **A. Wilcox**, principal author, project manager
+:Status:
+ Development
+:Copyright:
+ © 2020 Adélie Linux.
+ Code: AGPL-3.0 license.
+ Documentation: CC BY-NC-SA open source license.
+
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+This directory contains the various backends for creating images using
+Project Horizon.
+
+
+License
+```````
+Development documentation for Project Horizon is licensed under the
+Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
+
+You should have received a copy of the license along with this
+work. If not, see <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>.
+
+Code is licensed under the Affero GPL (AGPL) 3 license.
+
+
+Changes
+```````
+Any changes to this repository must be reviewed before being pushed to the
+master branch.
+
+
+
+Design
+======
+
+Image creation backends shall derive from the Horizon::Image::BasicBackend
+class.  Concrete backends can exist in any namespace.  To be used with the
+Image Creation utility, the backend must be registered in the ``backends.hh``
+file along with a unique Type Code.  This Type Code can then be passed to
+the Image Creation utility with the ``-t`` parameter for use.
+
+The Horizon::Image::BasicBackend is an abstract (pure virtual) class that
+has a single method that you must implement: ``create()``.  This will be
+called on a constructed object of your concrete backend class, with two
+parameters: ``std::string ir_dir``, which is the base directory for the
+installed system (like ``/target`` during a normal installation), and
+``std::string out_path``, which is the user's desired output path and file
+name.
+
+
+
+Repository Layout
+=================
+
+Each backend has its own .cc/.hh file.  The special ``backends.hh`` file
+contains the table used by the Image Creation utility for determining
+supported types and backends.
+
+
+
+Contributing
+============
+
+See the CONTIRIBUTING.rst_ file in the roort directory of the Project Horizon
+repository more details on how to contribute your own backend.
+
+.. _CONTRIBUTING.rst: https://code.foxkit.us/adelie/horizon/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+
+
+
+Reporting Issues
+================
+
+If you have an issue using Project Horizon, you may view our BTS_.  You may
+also `submit an issue`_ directly.
+
+For general discussion, questions, or to submit a patch, please use the
+`Horizon mailing list`_.
+
+.. _BTS: https://bts.adelielinux.org/buglist.cgi?product=Horizon&resolution=---
+.. _`submit an issue`: https://bts.adelielinux.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Horizon
+.. _`Horizon mailing list`: https://lists.adelielinux.org/postorius/lists/horizon.lists.adelielinux.org/
+