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+shellinabox
+===========
+
+This is unofficial fork of project **shellinabox**. Fork was created because
+original project is not maintained anymore and we cannot contact original 
+repository owners.
+
+Our aim is to continue with maintanince of shellinabox project.
+
+If you have any questions, issues or patches, please fell free to submit pull
+request or report an issue. You can also drop an email to original project 
+[issue #261](https://code.google.com/p/shellinabox/issues/detail?id=261) discusion 
+from where this fork started.
+
+
+About shellinabox
+-----------------
+
+Shell In A Box implements a web server that can export arbitrary command line
+tools to a web based terminal emulator. This emulator is accessible to any
+JavaScript and CSS enabled web browser and does not require any additional
+browser plugins.
+
+More information: 
+
+* [Official site](https://code.google.com/p/shellinabox)
+* [Official wiki](https://code.google.com/p/shellinabox/wiki/shellinaboxd_man)
+