Code drop from DreamSourceLabs first source release.

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 README
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+libsigrok4DSLogic is a shared library which provides the basic API
+for DSLogic hardware.
+libsigrok4DSLogic is based on libsigrok, a shared library from the sigrok project.
 
 The sigrok project aims at creating a portable, cross-platform,
 Free/Libre/Open-Source signal analysis software suite that supports various
@@ -34,27 +37,25 @@ Requirements
  - automake >= 1.11
  - libtool
  - pkg-config >= 0.22
- - libglib >= 2.28.0
+ - libglib >= 2.32.0
  - libzip >= 0.8
  - libusb-1.0 >= 1.0.9 (optional, used by most drivers)
  - libftdi >= 0.16 (optional, used by some drivers)
- - libudev >= 151 (optional, used by some drivers)
  - libasound / alsa-lib >= 1.0 (optional, only used by the alsa driver)
  - check >= 0.9.4 (optional, only needed to run unit tests)
 
 
 Building and installing
 -----------------------
+Get the libsigrok4DSLogic source code from: www.dreamsourcelab.com/download.html
+In order to build it, run:
 
-In order to get the libsigrok source code and build it, run:
-
- $ git clone git://sigrok.org/libsigrok
  $ cd libsigrok
  $ ./autogen.sh
  $ ./configure
  $ make
 
-For installing libsigrok:
+For installing libsigrok4DSLogic:
 
  $ make install
 
@@ -63,18 +64,17 @@ See INSTALL or the following wiki page for more (OS-specific) instructions:
  http://sigrok.org/wiki/Building
 
 
-Device-specific issues
-----------------------
-
-Please check README.devices for some notes and hints about device- or
-driver-specific issues to be aware of.
+Copyright and license
+---------------------
 
+libsigrok4DSLogic is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+(GPL), version 3 or later.
 
-Firmware
---------
+While some individual source code files are licensed under the GPLv2+, and
+some files are licensed under the GPLv3+, this doesn't change the fact that
+the library as a whole is licensed under the terms of the GPLv3+.
 
-Some devices supported by libsigrok need a firmware to be uploaded before the
-device can be used. See README.devices for details.
+Please see the individual source files for the full list of copyright holders.
 
 
 Mailing lists
@@ -96,4 +96,5 @@ Website
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  http://sigrok.org/wiki/Libsigrok
+ http://dreamsourcelab.com