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+# Speed Dreams
+
+Speed Dreams is a free and open source motorsport simulator. Originally
+a fork of the [TORCS](https://torcs.sourceforge.net/) project,
+it has evolved into a higher level of maturity, featuring realistic physics
+with tens of high-quality cars and tracks to choose from.
+
+> **This repository only contains the engine source code.**
+> **End users are expected to download the pre-built packages listed below.**
+>
+> The assets repository is located on
+> https://forge.a-lec.org/speed-dreams/speed-dreams-data/
+
+![A collage of in-game screenshots](./doc/readme/collage.jpg)
+
+## Pre-built packages
+
+Speed Dreams binaries are available for the following platforms:
+
+- Debian/Ubuntu (TODO)
+- Microsoft Windows (TODO)
+
+## Building from source
+
+Speed Dreams can be built from source using the conventional build process
+in CMake projects:
+
+```
+cmake -B build
+cmake --build build/ # Optionally, add -j8 or any other number for faster builds
+```
+
+### Dependencies
+
+#### Debian/Ubuntu
+
+```
+sudo apt install git cmake build-essential libopenscenegraph-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libsdl2-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev librhash-dev libenet-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev libminizip-dev libopenal-dev libplib-dev libexpat1-dev libcjson-dev openjdk-17-jdk openjdk-17-jre
+```
+
+> The version for the `openjdk-*` packages might change among distributions.
+
+## License
+
+By default, Speed Dreams code is licensed under the GPLv2-or-later license,
+as specified by the [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE) file, whereas non-functional data
+is licensed under the [Free Art License](http://artlibre.org/) by default.
+
+However, some sections of the code and some other assets are distributed under
+various free (as in freedom) licenses. Please read their license files
+located in their respective directories for further reference.
+
+## Trademark disclaimer
+
+Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
+
+Ubuntu is a registered trademark of Canonical Ltd.
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-Introduction
-------------
-This is an all in one package of Speed Dreams. Be aware that some included
-artwork has non free (in the GPL sense) licenses, you will find a "readme.txt"
-in those directories.
-The rest is either licensed under the GPL V2 (see COPYING.txt) or the Free Art License.
-
-
-Non-Free content (in GPL sense)
--------------------------------
-Here the list with the directories containing non free content, look at the
-readme.txt for details:
-- <empty list>
-
-
-Changes since last release
---------------------------
-See CHANGES.txt
-
-
-Things that are still to be done, ideas to be ...
--------------------------------------------------
-See TODO.txt
-
-
-Installation instructions
--------------------------
-See INSTALL.txt
-
-
-Testing
--------
-If you find problems which should be already fixed or new ones
-please report them to the speed-dreams-users mailing list.
-
-
-Getting Help
-------------
-During the game press F1
-(do it as well during the ride to learn about the options).
-
-For more in depth information visit https://sourceforge.net/projects/speed-dreams/,
-you'll hopefully find there some information (documentation, HOWTO, FAQ ... work-in-progress).
-
-If you are stuck please report problems through speed-dreams-users mailing list
-or our Tracker (visit https://sourceforge.net/p/speed-dreams/tickets/ and login to SF.net for that).
-
-
-Car Setups
-----------
-You can have you own version on the car setups for the human driver
-- Linux   : ~/.speed-dreams-2/drivers/human/...
-- Windows : <My documents>\speed-dreams-2.settings\human\...
-depending on the car used. You can change them with a text editor,
-for more information look into the robot tutorial chapter 5
-(http://www.berniw.org/tutorials/robot/).
-
-
-Creating Tracks
----------------
-There is a track editor in development, have a look at https://sourceforge.net/p/speed-dreams/discussion/
-
-
-Robot programming
------------------
-You find a robot programming tutorial on www.berniw.org in the TORCS section.
-
-
-Robot racing
-------------
-Visit www.berniw.org/trb for more information.
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