diff --git a/README b/README
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Public platform independent Near Field Communication (NFC) library
+Copyright (C) 2009, Roel Verdult
+ 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Welcome to the developers community of libnfc.
+
+Since it is hard to keep all information up to date
+we decided to only maintain the online documentation.
+Please visit the official website for more info:
+http://www.libnfc.org
+
+If you have questions, remarks, bug-reports, we encourage you to
+post this in the developers community: 
+http://www.libnfc.org/community
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Proprietary Notes:
+
+FeliCa is s registered trademark of Sony Corporation. MIFARE is a 
+trademark of NXP Semiconductors. Jewel Topaz is a trademark of Innovision
+Research & Technology. All other trademarks are the property of their 
+respective owners.
+
diff --git a/README.TXT b/README.TXT
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Public platform independent Near Field Communication (NFC) library
-Copyright (C) 2009, Roel Verdult
- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Welcome to the developers community of libnfc.
-
-Since it is hard to keep all information up to date
-we decided to only maintain the online documentation.
-Please visit the official website for more info:
-http://www.libnfc.org
-
-If you have questions, remarks, bug-reports, we encourage you to
-post this in the developers community: 
-http://www.libnfc.org/community
-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Proprietary Notes:
-
-FeliCa is s registered trademark of Sony Corporation. MIFARE is a 
-trademark of NXP Semiconductors. Jewel Topaz is a trademark of Innovision
-Research & Technology. All other trademarks are the property of their 
-respective owners.
-
diff --git a/linux/Makefile b/linux/Makefile
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-###############################################
-# Linux settings
-###############################################
-LIBPCSC_HEADERS=`pkg-config --cflags libpcsclite`
-LIBPCSC_LIB=`pkg-config --libs libpcsclite`
-LIBUSB_HEADERS=`pkg-config --cflags libusb`
-LIBUSB_LIB=`pkg-config --libs libusb`
-LIBNFC_TYPE=so
-LIBNFC_CFLAGS=-shared
-LIBNFC_LINK=-Wl,-rpath,.
-
-###############################################
-# General settings
-###############################################
-LIBNFC_LDFLAGS=$(LIBPCSC_LIB) $(LIBUSB_LIB)
-LIBNFC_PATH=..
-VPATH=$(LIBNFC_PATH)
-
-###############################################
-# Compiler settings
-###############################################
-CC = gcc
-LD = gcc
-CFLAGS = -fPIC -Wall -O4 $(LIBPCSC_HEADERS) $(LIBUSB_HEADERS)
-LDFLAGS = -fPIC -Wall -O4
-
-OBJS = dev_pn531.o dev_acr122.o bitutils.o libnfc.o
-HEADERS = devices.h bitutils.h defines.h libnfc.h
-LIBNFC = libnfc.$(LIBNFC_TYPE)
-EXES = anticol emulate list mftool relay
-
-all: $(LIBNFC) $(EXES)
-
-libnfc.$(LIBNFC_TYPE): $(OBJS)
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(LIBNFC) $(LIBNFC_CFLAGS) $(LIBNFC_LDFLAGS) $(OBJS)
-
-% : %.c $(LIBNFC)
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< -L. -lnfc $(LIBNFC_LINK)
-
-clean: 
-	rm -f $(OBJS) $(LIBNFC) $(EXES)