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+# Quantum Mechanical Keyboard Firmware
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/qmk/qmk_firmware.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/qmk/qmk_firmware)
+[![Gitter](https://img.shields.io/gitter/room/qmk/qmk_firmware.js.svg)](https://gitter.im/qmk/qmk_firmware)
+[![Docs Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-ready-orange.svg)](https://docs.qmk.fm)
+[![GitHub contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/qmk/qmk_firmware.svg)](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/pulse/monthly)
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+
+This is a keyboard firmware based on the [tmk\_keyboard firmware](http://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard) with some useful features for Atmel AVR and ARM controllers, and more specifically, the [OLKB product line](http://olkb.com), the [ErgoDox EZ](http://www.ergodox-ez.com) keyboard, and the [Clueboard product line](http://clueboard.co/).
+
+## Official website
+
+[http://qmk.fm](http://qmk.fm) is the official website of QMK, where you can find links to this page, the documentation, and the keyboards supported by QMK.
+
+## Supported Keyboards
+
+* [Planck](/keyboards/planck/)
+* [Preonic](/keyboards/preonic/)
+* [ErgoDox EZ](/keyboards/ergodox/)
+* [Clueboard](/keyboards/clueboard/)
+* [Cluepad](/keyboards/cluepad/)
+
+The project also includes community support for [lots of other keyboards](/keyboards/).
+
+## Maintainers
+
+QMK is developed and maintained by Jack Humbert of OLKB with contributions from the community, and of course, [Hasu](https://github.com/tmk). The OLKB product firmwares are maintained by [Jack Humbert](https://github.com/jackhumbert), the Ergodox EZ by [Erez Zukerman](https://github.com/ezuk), and the Clueboard by [Zach White](https://github.com/skullydazed).
+
+## Documentation
+
+[https://docs.qmk.fm](https://docs.qmk.fm) is hosted on [Gitbook](https://www.gitbook.com/book/qmk/firmware/details) and [Github](/docs/) (they are synced). You can request changes by making a fork and [pull request](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/pulls), or by clicking the "suggest an edit" link on any page of the Docs.