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+# OS/K (OS on Kaleid) 
+
+| ![FSF Logo](https://www.os-k.eu/GPLLOGO.PNG) | This program is free software, released under the terms of the [GNU GPL](COPYING) version 3 or later as published by the Free Software Foundation |
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+
+### Fully free operating system from scratch (WIP)
+
+For the project plan, see [OS/K Project](https://github.com/orgs/os-k-team/projects/1)
+
+For changelog, see [ChangeLog](ChangeLog)
+
+For structure of the sources, see [ProjectTree](ProjectTree)
+
+Note that every file within OS/K is written using spaces for tabulation, with each
+tabulation being 4 spaces long. 
+
+#### Compile from sources
+
+To compile this project from sources, you must first install the dependencies
+
+```
+apt update && apt upgrade
+apt install grub-pc dosfstools make nasm qemu
+```
+
+You also need to have the [x86-64 ELF gcc cross-compiler](https://www.os-k.eu/build-tools/cross-cc.tar.xz) in `/opt/cross-cc`.
+
+To compile, simply use at the root of this project : 
+```
+make
+```
+
+To compile and test, simply use at the root of this project :
+```
+make test
+```