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+AlekSIS — All-libre extensible kit for school information systems
+=================================================================
+
+Warning
+-------
+
+**This is an alpha version of AlekSIS, the free school information system.
+The AlekSIS team is looking for schools who want to help shape the 2.0
+final release and supports interested schools in operating AlekSIS.**
+
+What AlekSIS is
+----------------
+
+`AlekSIS`_ is a web-based school information system (SIS) which can be used to
+manage and/or publish organisational subjects of educational institutions.
+
+Formerly two separate projects (BiscuIT and SchoolApps), developed by
+`Teckids e.V.`_ and a team of students at `Katharineum zu Lübeck`_, they
+were merged into the AlekSIS project in 2020.
+
+AlekSIS 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 AlekSIS team also maintains a set of official apps which
+make AlekSIS a fully-featured software solutions for the information
+management needs of schools.
+
+By design, the platform can be used by schools to write their own apps for
+specific needs they face, also in coding classes. Students are empowered to
+create real-world applications that bring direct value to their environment.
+
+AlekSIS is part of the `schul-frei`_ project as a component in sustainable
+educational networks.
+
+Official apps
+-------------
+
++--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| App name                             | Purpose                                                                                     |
++======================================+=============================================================================================+
+| `AlekSIS-App-Chronos`_               | The Chronos app provides functionality for digital timetables.                              |
++--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| `AlekSIS-App-DashboardFeeds`_        | The DashboardFeeds app provides functionality to add RSS or Atom feeds to dashboard         |
++--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| `AlekSIS-App-Hjelp`_                 | The Hjelp app provides functionality for aiding users.                                      |
++--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| `AlekSIS-App-LDAP`_                  | The LDAP app provides functionality to import users and groups from LDAP                    |
++--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| `AlekSIS-App-Untis`_                 | This app provides import and export functions to interact with Untis, a timetable software. |
++--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| `AlekSIS-App-Alsijil`_               | This app provides an online class register.                                                 |
++--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| `AlekSIS-App-CSVImport`_             | This app provides import functions to import data from CSV files.                           |
++--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
+Licence
+-------
+
+::
+
+  Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Jonathan Weth <wethjo@katharineum.de>
+  Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2019 Frank Poetzsch-Heffter <p-h@katharineum.de>
+  Copyright © 2018, 2019, 2020 Julian Leucker <leuckeju@katharineum.de>
+  Copyright © 2018, 2019, 2020 Hangzhi Yu <yuha@katharineum.de>
+  Copyright © 2019, 2020 Dominik George <dominik.george@teckids.org>
+  Copyright © 2019, 2020 Tom Teichler <tom.teichler@teckids.org>
+  Copyright © 2019 mirabilos <thorsten.glaser@teckids.org>
+
+  Licenced under the EUPL, version 1.2 or later
+
+Please see the LICENCE.rst file accompanying this distribution for the
+full licence text or on the `European Union Public Licence`_ website
+https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/guidelines-users-and-developers
+(including all other official language versions).
+
+.. _AlekSIS: https://aleksis.org/
+.. _Teckids e.V.: https://www.teckids.org/
+.. _Katharineum zu Lübeck: https://www.katharineum.de/
+.. _European Union Public Licence: https://eupl.eu/
+.. _schul-frei: https://schul-frei.org/
+.. _AlekSIS-Core: https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-App-Core
+.. _AlekSIS-App-Chronos: https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-App-Chronos
+.. _AlekSIS-App-DashboardFeeds: https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-App-DashboardFeeds
+.. _AlekSIS-App-Hjelp: https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-App-Hjelp
+.. _AlekSIS-App-LDAP: https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-App-LDAP
+.. _AlekSIS-App-Untis: https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-App-Untis
+.. _AlekSIS-App-Alsijil: https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-App-Alsijil
+.. _AlekSIS-App-CSVImport: https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/official/AlekSIS-App-CSVImport