diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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-# Compiled source #
-###################
-*.com
-*.class
-*.dll
-*.exe
-*.o
-*.so
-*.pyc
-build/
-dist/
-doc/build/
-
-# Packages #
-############
-# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
-# git has its own built in compression methods
-*.7z
-*.dmg
-*.gz
-*.iso
-*.jar
-*.rar
-*.tar
-*.zip
-
-# Logs and databases #
-######################
-*.log
-*.sql
-*.sqlite
-logs/*
-
-# OS generated files #
-######################
-.DS_Store
-.DS_Store?
-._*
-.Spotlight-V100
-.Trashes
-.idea
-.tox
-*.sublime*
-*.egg-info
-Icon?
-ehthumbs.db
-Thumbs.db
-.eggs
-
-# User driven backup files #
-############################
-*.bak
-*.swp
-
-# Generated by pbr while building docs
-######################################
-AUTHORS
-ChangeLog
-
-# Files created by releasenotes build
-releasenotes/build
-
-# Test temp files
-tests/plugins
-tests/playbooks
-tests/test.retry
-
-# Vagrant artifacts
-.vagrant
-
-# Auto-generated documentation
-doc/source/auto_*
-doc/source/rhel7
diff --git a/README.md b/README.rst
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rename from README.md
rename to README.rst