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-# dorelease
+do-release
+==========
 
-bash script to do the packaging for Friendica releases.
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+This script creates archives for the Friendica core and the addons
+from the current state of the repositories. The core archive will
+contain the composer dependencies.
+
+The naming scheme for the archives will be
+   friendica-full-{$VERSION].tar.gz
+   friendica-addons-{$VERSION}.tar.gz
+
+Additionally the SHA256 check sums will be calculated and piped into
+a text file.
+
+Parameters
+----------
+
+  You have to supply the script a "Version Number" that will be used
+  as hinted above. It can be anything, but you should stick to the
+  current versioning scheme of Friendica.
+
+USAGE
+-----
+
+ 1. prepare the core directory to reflext the state you want to pack
+    e.g. the stable release of Friendica
+ 2. prepare the addons directory
+ 3. run this script with the version as one and only parameter
+
+License
+-------
+
+Copyright (C) 2020 Tobias Diekershoff <tobias.diekershoff@gmx.net>
+
+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.