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+Copyright (C) 2024 The Project Peppercorn Authors.
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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-# GateMate FPGAs Bitstream Documentation and Tools
+# Project Peppercorn
+
+GateMate FPGAs Bitstream Documentation and Tools
+
+## Credits
+
+Code is heavily based on [prjtrellis](https://github.com/YosysHQ/prjtrellis). Special thanks goes to [@gatecat](https://github.com/gatecat)
+
+### License
+
+All software (code, associated documentation, support files, etc) in the
+Project Peppercorn repository are licensed under the very permissive
+[ISC Licence](https://opensource.org/licenses/ISC). A copy can be found in the [`COPYING`](COPYING) file.
+
+All new contributions must also be released under this license.
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-GateMate Architecture Documentation
+Project Peppercorn Documentation
 ===================================
 
 Setting up environment