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+Nagios::Plugin
+==============
+
+These modules are meant for perl developers of plugins for Nagios 
+(http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net). It is meant to simplify a lot 
+of the common functions required to do checking of a particular 
+service.
+
+The modules are still in an experimental stage and will be considered 
+stable when it reaches version 1.0.
+
+INSTALLATION
+
+To install this module type the following:
+
+   perl Makefile.PL
+   make
+   make test
+   make install
+
+COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
+
+Copyright (C) 2006 by Nagios Plugin Development Team
+
+This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.4 or,
+at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.
+
+