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+![img](http://zfsonlinux.org/images/zfs-linux.png)
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+ZFS on Linux is an advanced file system and volume manager which was originally
+developed for Solaris and is now maintained by the OpenZFS community.
+
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/zfsonlinux/zfs/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/zfsonlinux/zfs)
+[![coverity](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/1973/badge.svg)](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/zfsonlinux-zfs)
+
+# Official Resources
+
+  * [Site](http://zfsonlinux.org)
+  * [Wiki](https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/wiki)
+  * [Mailing lists](https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/wiki/Mailing-Lists)
+  * [OpenZFS site](http://open-zfs.org/)
+
+# Installation
+
+Full documentation for installing ZoL on your favorite Linux distribution can
+be found at [our site](http://zfsonlinux.org/).
+
+# Contribute & Develop
+
+We have a separate document with [contribution guidelines](./.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+# Release
+
+ZFS on Linux is released under a CDDL license.  
+For more details see the NOTICE, LICENSE and COPYRIGHT files; `UCRL-CODE-235197`