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-# BiscuIT - The Free School Information System (SIS) - Next Generation Platform
-
-## Warning
-
-**This is a preview version of BiscuIT. Do not use with sensitive data. Especially, do not grant access to students yet.**
-
-## What BiscuIT is
-
-BiscuIT is a web-based school information system (SIS) which can be used to
-manage and/or publish organisational subjects of educational institutions.
-
-It was originally developed together with Städt. Leibniz-Gymnasium Remscheid
-as a proprietary product. Five years after the school stole the original
-code base, BiscuIT-ng started as a complete re-implementation as
-well-designed, free and open source software.
-
-BiscuIT-ng is a platform based on Django, that provides central funstions
-and data structures that can be used by apps that are developed and provided
-seperately. The core can interact closely with the Debian Edu / Skolelinux
-system.
-
-## Core features
-
-TBA.
-
-## Official add-on apps
-
-| App name                             | Purpose                                             |
-| ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
-| [Alsijil][BiscuIT-App-Alsijil]       | Class register and school records                   |
-| [Chronos][BiscuIT-App-Chronos]       | Manage time tables                                  |
-| [Exlibris][BiscuIT-App-Exlibris]     | School book management                              |
-| [SchILD-NRW][BiscuIT-App-SchILD-NRW] | SchILD-NRW interface                                |
-| [Untis][BiscuIT-App-Untis]           | Untis interface                                     |
-
-[BiscuIT-App-Alsijil]: https://edugit.org/Teckids/BiscuIT/BiscuIT-App-Alsijil
-[BiscuIT-App-Chronos]: https://edugit.org/Teckids/BiscuIT/BiscuIT-App-Chronos
-[BiscuIT-App-Exlibris]: https://edugit.org/Teckids/BiscuIT/BiscuIT-App-Exlibris
-[BiscuIT-App-SchILD-NRW]: https://edugit.org/Teckids/BiscuIT/BiscuIT-App-SchILD-NRW
-[BiscuIT-App-Untis]: https://edugit.org/Teckids/BiscuIT/BiscuIT-App-Untis
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+BiscuIT - The Free School Information System (SIS) - Next Generation Platform
+==============================================================================
+
+Warning
+-------
+
+**This is a preview version of BiscuIT. Do not use with sensitive data. Especially, do not grant access to students yet.**
+
+
+What BiscuIT is
+----------------
+
+BiscuIT is a web-based school information system (SIS) which can be used to
+manage and/or publish organisational subjects of educational institutions.
+
+It was originally developed together with Städt. Leibniz-Gymnasium Remscheid
+as a proprietary product. Five years after the school stole the original
+code base, BiscuIT-ng started as a complete re-implementation as
+well-designed, free and open source software.
+
+BiscuIT-ng is a platform based on Django, that provides central funstions
+and data structures that can be used by apps that are developed and provided
+seperately. The core can interact closely with the Debian Edu / Skolelinux
+system.
+
+Core features
+--------------
+
+TBA.
+
+Licence
+-------
+
+::
+
+  Copyright © 2019 Dominik George <dominik.george@teckids.org>
+  Copyright © 2019 mirabilos <thorsten.glaser@teckids.org>
+  Copyright © 2019 Tom Teichler <tom.teichler@teckids.org>
+
+  Licenced under the EUPL
+
+Please see the LICENCE file accompanying this distribution for the
+full licence text or on the `Europen Union Public Licence`_ website
+(including all other official language versions).
+
+.. _BiscuIT-ng: https://edugit.org/BiscuIT/BiscuIT-ng