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 This repository is used by the RDF WG.
 http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/wiki/Main_Page
+
+All members of the RDF WG should be able to use this repository.
+
+For those who have not used mercurial before, here is how to start:
+
+
+# To start:
+# Create on your own filespace a directory for mercurial
+cd mercurial-directory
+# Create a clone of the repository
+hg clone https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/rdf/
+
+# From that point on:
+# Edit a file
+cd rdf
+edit Any-file-in the-directory-tree
+
+# Commit the change to your local clone
+hg commit -m 'Some comments on what you did and why'
+
+# Push all your local changes to the public repository
+cd rdf
+hg push
+
+# To receive changes made by others into your local repository:
+cd rdf
+hg pull
+
+A good intro to mercurial: http://hginit.com/
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