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-# Recline
-
-A pure javascript data explorer and data refinery. Imagine it as a spreadsheet plus Google Refine plus Visualization toolkit, all in pure javascript and html.
+Recline DataExplorer is an open-source pure javascript data explorer and data
+refinery. Imagine it as a spreadsheet plus Google Refine plus Visualization
+toolkit, all in pure javascript and html.
 
 Designed for standalone use or as a library to integrate into your own app.
 
+
 ## Features
 
-* CSV/JSON export your entire database for integration with spreadsheets or
-  [Google Refine](http://code.google.com/p/google-refine/)
+* Open-source (and heavy reuser of existing open-source libraries)
+* Pure javascript (no Flash) and designed for integration -- so it is easy to
+  embed in other sites and applications
+* View and edit your data in clean tabular interface
 * Bulk update/clean your data using an easy scripting UI
-* Import by directly downloading from JSON APIs or by uploading files
+* Visualize your data
 
 ![screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/XDSRe.png)
 
+
 ## Demo App
 
 Open demo/index.html in your favourite browser.
 
-## Minifying dependencies
+
+## Developer Notes
+
+### Minifying dependencies
 
     npm install -g uglify
     cd vendor
     cat *.js | uglifyjs -o ../src/deps-min.js
     
 note: make sure underscore.js goes in at the top of the file as a few deps currently depend on it
+
+
+## Copyright and License
+
+Copyright 2010-2011 Open Knowledge Foundation.
+
+Licensed under the MIT license:
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+
+