+## Branch information
+
+This is a compatible Python rewrite of
+[wertarbyte/autorandr](https://github.com/wertarbyte/autorandr). Contributions
+for bash-completion, fd.o/XDG autostart, Nitrogen, pm-utils, and systemd can be
+found under [contrib](contrib/).
+
+The original [wertarbyte/autorandr](https://github.com/wertarbyte/autorandr)
+tree is unmaintained, with lots of open pull requests and issues. I forked it
+and merged what I thought were the most important changes. If you are searching
+for that version, see the [`legacy` branch](https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr/tree/legacy).
+Note that the Python version is better suited for non-standard configurations,
+like if you use `--transform` or `--reflect`. If you use `auto-disper`, you
+have to use the bash version, as there is no disper support in the Python
+version (yet). Both versions use a compatible configuration file format, so
+you can, to some extent, switch between them. I will maintain the `legacy`
+branch until @wertarbyte finds the time to maintain his branch again.
+
+If you are interested in why there are two versions around, see
+[#7](https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr/issues/7),
+[#8](https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr/issues/8) and
+especially
+[#12](https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr/issues/12)
+if you are unhappy with this version and would like to contribute to the bash
+version.
+
+## License information and authors
+
+autorandr is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+(version 3).
+
+Contributors to this version of autorandr are:
+
+* Adrián López
+* andersonjacob
+* Alexander Wirt
+* Chris Dunder
+* Christoph Gysin
+* Daniel Hahler
+* Maciej Sitarz
+* Mathias Svensson
+* Matthew R Johnson
+* Nazar Mokrynskyi
+* Phillip Berndt
+* Rasmus Wriedt Larsen
+* Simon Wydooghe
+* Stefan Tomanek
+* stormc
+* tachylatus
+* Timo Bingmann
+* Timo Kaufmann
+* Tomasz Bogdal
+* Victor Häggqvist
+
+## Installation/removal
+
+You can use the `autorandr.py` script as a stand-alone binary. If you'd like to
+install it as a system-wide application, there is a Makefile included that also
+places some configuration files in appropriate directories such that autorandr
+is invoked automatically when a monitor is connected or removed, the system
+wakes up from suspend, or a user logs into an X11 session.
+
+For Debian-based distributions (including Ubuntu) it is recommended to call
+`make deb` to obtain a package that can be installed and removed with `dpkg`.
+
+On Arch Linux, there is [an aur package
+available](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/autorandr-git/).
+
+autorandr is also packaged in the [nix package manager](https://nixos.org/nix/)
+repositories.
+
+On other distributions you can install autorandr by calling `make install` and
+remove it by calling `make uninstall`. Run `make` without arguments to obtain a
+list of what exactly will be installed.
+
+We appreciate packaging scripts for other distributions, please file a pull
+request if you write one.
+
+If you prefer `pip` over your package manager, you can install autorandr with:
+
+ sudo pip install "git+http://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr#egg=autorandr"
+
+or simply
+
+ sudo pip install autorandr
+
+if you prefer to use a stable version.
+
+Automatically generated packages versions are available from the
+[openSUSE build service](https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:phillipberndt/autorandr).