diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32858aa..e4483f1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.class
+bin
 
 # Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
 .mtj.tmp/
@@ -8,5 +9,15 @@
 *.war
 *.ear
 
+# Gradle Files #
+.gradle
+gradle.properties
+
+# Eclipse Files #
+.settings
+.project
+.cproject
+.classpath
+
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
 hs_err_pid*
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0007821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Maintainer
+----------
+Will Hedgecock <will.hedgecock@fazecast.com>
+
+Original Authors
+----------------
+Will Hedgecock <will.hedgecock@fazecast.com>
+
+Contributors
+------------
+Will Hedgecock <will.hedgecock@fazecast.com>
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da35b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+g++ make glibc-devel.x86_64 glibc-devel.i686 libstdc++-devel.x86_64 libstdc++-devel.i686
+
+readlink -f /usr/bin/java : export everything up to /jre/... Ex: export JDK_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk.x86_64
+
+
+Make sure proper JDK version installed for backward compatibility, targeting Java 1.6 (JDK 1.6)
+
+
+With necessary information, like for instance
+
+On any OS, make sure JDK_HOME is set
+
+On Windows, first, call C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0/VC/vcvarsall.bat" x64 or x86 before building
+
+Etc.
+
+
+
+gradle eclipse
+gradle build
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