diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ git:
install:
  - git submodule update --init --recursive
  - git fetch --tags
-  - pip install coveralls flake8 sphinx

  # generate some reflog as git-python tests need it (in master)
  - ./init-tests-after-clone.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ script:
  # Make sure we limit open handles to see if we are leaking them
  - ulimit -n 96
  - ulimit -n
-  - nosetests -v --with-coverage
-  - flake8
-  - cd doc && make html
after_success:
  - coveralls
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
## GitPython

-GitPython is a python library used to interact with git repositories, high-level like git-porcelain, or low-level like git-plumbing.

-It provides abstractions of git objects for easy access of repository data, and additionally allows you to access the git repository more directly using either a pure python implementation, or the faster, but more resource intensive git command implementation.

-The object database implementation is optimized for handling large quantities of objects and large datasets, which is achieved by using low-level structures and data streaming.


### REQUIREMENTS

-GitPython needs the `git` executable to be installed on the system and available in your `PATH` for most operations. If it is not in your `PATH`, you can help GitPython find it by setting the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE=<path/to/git>` environment variable.

* Git (1.7.x or newer)
* Python 2.7 to 3.5, while python 2.6 is supported on a *best-effort basis*.

-The list of dependencies are listed in `./requirements.txt` and `./test-requirements.txt`. The installer takes care of installing them for you.

### INSTALL

@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ Both commands will install the required package dependencies.
A distribution package can be obtained for manual installation at:

    http://pypi.python.org/pypi/GitPython
-    
If you like to clone from source, you can do it like so:

```bash
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ git submodule update --init --recursive
#### Leakage of System Resources

GitPython is not suited for long-running processes (like daemons) as it tends to
-leak system resources. It was written in a time where destructors (as implemented 
in the `__del__` method) still ran deterministically.

In case you still want to use it in such a context, you will want to search the
@@ -61,17 +69,25 @@ as they are kept alive solely by their users, or not.

### RUNNING TESTS

-*Important*: Right after cloning this repository, please be sure to have executed the `init-tests-after-clone.sh` script in the repository root. Otherwise you will encounter test failures.

-The easiest way to run test is by using [tox](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/tox) a wrapper around virtualenv. It will take care of setting up environnements with the proper dependencies installed and execute test commands. To install it simply:

    pip install tox

Then run:

    tox
-    
-    
For more fine-grained control, you can use `nose`.

### Contributions
@@ -84,7 +100,8 @@ Please have a look at the [contributions file][contributing].
* [Questions and Answers](http://stackexchange.com/filters/167317/gitpython)
 * Please post on stackoverflow and use the `gitpython` tag
* [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues)
-  * Post reproducible bugs and feature requests as a new issue. Please be sure to provide the following information if posting bugs:
    * GitPython version (e.g. `import git; git.__version__`)
    * Python version (e.g. `python --version`)
    * The encountered stack-trace, if applicable
@@ -100,7 +117,7 @@ Please have a look at the [contributions file][contributing].
* Finally, set the upcoming version in the `VERSION` file, usually be
  incrementing the patch level, and possibly by appending `-dev`. Probably you
  want to `git push` once more.
-  
### LICENSE

New BSD License.  See the LICENSE file.
@@ -113,7 +130,8 @@ New BSD License.  See the LICENSE file.
[![Stories in Ready](https://badge.waffle.io/gitpython-developers/GitPython.png?label=ready&title=Ready)](https://waffle.io/gitpython-developers/GitPython)
[![Throughput Graph](https://graphs.waffle.io/gitpython-developers/GitPython/throughput.svg)](https://waffle.io/gitpython-developers/GitPython/metrics/throughput)

-Now that there seems to be a massive user base, this should be motivation enough to let git-python return to a proper state, which means

* no open pull requests
* no open issues describing bugs

diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
# built documents.
#
# The short X.Y version.
-VERSION = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..", "..", 'VERSION')).readline().strip()
version = VERSION
# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
release = VERSION