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 cqrlogo
 =======
 
-CGI QR-Code logo
+**CGI QR-Code logo**
+
+The resulting QR-Code should look something like this:
+
+![QR-Code](cqrlogo.png)
+
+It is generated dynamically from referer URL sent by the user agent.
+
+Requirments
+-----------
+
+To compile and run `cqrlogo` you need:
+
+* [libpng](http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html)
+* [zlib](http://www.zlib.net/) (which is a dependency for libpng)
+* [qrencode](http://megaui.net/fukuchi/works/qrencode/index.en.html)
+
+Additionally it is expected to have `make` and `pkg-config` around to
+successfully compile.
+
+Some systems may require additional development packages for the libraries.
+Look for `libpng-dev`, `libz-dev` and `libqrencode-dev` or similar.
+
+For `make check` to work you have to install optional dependency 
+[zbar](http://zbar.sourceforge.net/).
+
+Build and install
+-----------------
+
+Building and installing is very easy. Just run:
+
+> make
+
+followed by:
+
+> make install
+
+This will place an executable at `/usr/share/webapps/cqrlogo/cqrlogo`.
+
+The file `config.h` (copy from `config.def.h` if it does not exist) provides
+some build time configuration, so feel free to make your changes there and
+rerun the commands above.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+This is a **CGI executable** (*Common Gateway interface*), so it is expected
+to be run inside a web server. Consult your web server's documentation
+to get information about how to run CGI executables.
+
+By default `cqrlogo` generates a file with scale two, so one QR-Code pixel
+results in 2x2 pixels. The border is one pixel (though scale takes effect)
+and error correction level is the lowest available.
+
+Runtime options can be given with request method GET. These are available:
+
+* `scale`: scale the QR-Code up by this factor
+* `border`: width of the border
+* `level`: error correction level
+