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+$Id: README.txt,v 1.1 2004/08/27 15:57:35 gdt Exp $
+
+This directory contains files for use with the pkgsrc framework
+(http://www.pkgsrc.org) used with NetBSD and other operating systems.
+Eventually it will be hooked into automake such that they can be
+installed in /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d (via configure option, probably).
+