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+Copyright 2019 Marshall Clyburn
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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@@ -2,8 +2,19 @@ TI MSP430 User Library
 =====
 A namespace-oriented wrapper library for using the TI MSP430.
 
+This library aims to provide a more straightforward approach to working with the MSP430 MCU and its modules.
+Use of `#define` is avoided where possible, instead, favoring constants and inline functions.
+C++ namespaces are used to logically divide functionality and modules of the MSP430.
+
 Building
 -----
+Currently, the library is compiled with GCC 9.1.0 with C++17.
+
 The included makefile in `src` does a little work in finding the correct compiler to use.
 Change MSP430PATH to the directory where MSP430 files are (bin, lib, include, etc.).
 Change MSP430MCU to the MCU to compile for.
+
+License
+-----
+This library is licensed under the 3-clause BSD License.
+See LICENSE for more information.