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+# FreeType ![Badge Version]
+
+*A freely available software library to render fonts.*
+
+---
+
+ **[❮ Website ❯][Website]**
+ **[❮ Install ❯][Install]**
+ **[❮ Changes ❯][Changes]**
+ **[❮ Documentation ❯][Documentation]**
+ **[❮ API ❯][API]**
+ **[❮ License ❯][License]**
+
+---
+
+**FreeType** is a **C** library written to produce high <br>
+quality output in the form of glyph images of <br>
+most vector / bitmap font formats while being:
+
+- **Customizable**
+- **Efficient**
+- **Portable**
+- **Small**
+
+---
+
+<br>
+
+## Documentation
+
+Check out the [`README.git`][README.Git] for more <br>
+info on how to work with this repository.
+
+### Downloads
+
+Additional information can be downloaded from the **[Releases]** page.
+- [`freetype-doc-2.11.1.tar.xz`][Documentation XZ]
+- [`freetype-doc-2.11.1.tar.gz`][Documentation GZ]
+- [`ftdoc2111.zip`][Documentation ZIP]
+
+<br>
+
+---
+
+<br>
+
+## Mailing Lists
+
+*Our preferred ways of communication are email lists.* <br>
+*↳* [*How do I subscribe?*][Contact]
+
+<br>
+
+#### General / Discussions
+
+[`FreeType@nongnu.org`](mailto:freetype@nongnu.org)
+
+#### Engine Internals / Porting
+
+[`FreeType-Devel@nongnu.org`](mailto:freetype-devel@nongnu.org)
+
+#### Announcements
+
+[`FreeType-Announce@nongnu.org`](mailto:freetype-announce@nongnu.org)
+
+#### Git Repository Tracker
+
+[`FreeType-Commit@nongnu.org`](mailto:freetype-commit@nongnu.org)
+
+<br>
+
+***These lists are moderated.***
+
+<br>
+
+---
+
+<br>
+
+## Bugs
+
+You can either **[Create An Issue][Issues]** or send <br>
+an email to [`FreeType-Devel@nongnu.org`](mailto:freetype-devel@nongnu.org)
+
+***Please don't forget to send a detailed explanation,*** <br>
+*there is nothing worse than receiving a terse message* <br>
+*that only says `it doesn't work` .*
+
+<br>
+
+---
+
+<br>
+
+## Patches
+
+Please provide a **[Merge Request]** for larger changes. <br>
+*↳* [*How does the process work?*][Patches]
+
+*Alternatively, you can send patches to the* <br>
+*[`FreeType-Devel@nongnu.org`](mailto:freetype-devel@nongnu.org) mailing list.*
+
+***Thank you  in advance for your  work on improving FreeType!***
+
+**Enjoy!** <br>
+ *\- The FreeType Team*
+
+<br>
+
+---
+
+<br>
+
+    Copyright (C) 2006 - 2022 by
+    David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
+
+    This  file is  part of  the FreeType  project, and  may only  be used,
+    modified,  and distributed  under the  terms of  the  FreeType project
+    license,  LICENSE.  By  continuing to  use, modify,  or distribute
+    this file you  indicate that you have read  the license and understand
+    and accept it fully.
+
+<!----------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+
+[Website]: https://www.freetype.org
+[Issues]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues
+[Contact]: https://www.freetype.org/contact.html
+[Merge Request]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/merge_requests
+[Patches]: https://www.freetype.org/developer.html#patches
+[Documentation]: https://www.freetype.org/freetype2/docs/
+[Releases]: https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/
+[API]: https://freetype.org/freetype2/docs/reference/index.html
+
+[README.Git]: ./README.git
+
+[Documentation XZ]: https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.11.1.tar.xz
+[Documentation GZ]: https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.11.1.tar.gz
+[Documentation ZIP]: https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/ftdmo2111.zip
+
+[Install]: ./docs/INSTALL
+[Changes]: ./docs/CHANGES
+[License]: ./LICENSE.TXT
+
+[Badge Version]: https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.11.1-blue