inital TAP commit
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+*.pyc
+*.DS_Store
+*.idea
+*.sql
+*.pdf
+*.avi
+*.ogg
+*.mp4
+*.sqlite3
+*.vagrant
+*.cer
+files/draper-openrc.sh
+op_tasks/migrations/*
+exp_portal/migrations/*
+developer/migrations/*
+uploads/migrations/*
+secret.py
+static/results/*
+
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+Copyright (c) 2016 Draper Laboratory
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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+OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
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+# Documentation for TAP
+
+## Background
+
+## Who is this package for?
+
+## Getting Going...
+
+## Now that TAP is running...
+
+----
+## For more information
+TAP was built using Django 1.6. For more advanced developer information or instructions on how to setup your own system, consult the documentation for Django [here](https://www.djangoproject.com).
