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# Homebrew
Features, usage and installation instructions are [summarised on the homepage](http://brew.sh).
1. Type `brew search` for a list.
2. Or visit [braumeister.org](http://braumeister.org) to browse packages online.
3. Or use [`brew desc`](https://github.com/telemachus/homebrew-desc) to browse packages from the command line.
`brew help`, `man brew` or check [our documentation](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/tree/master/share/doc/homebrew#readme).
First, please run `brew update` and `brew doctor`.
Second, read the [Troubleshooting Checklist](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/Troubleshooting.md#troubleshooting).
**If you don't read these it will take us far longer to help you with your problem.**
Homebrew's current maintainers are [Misty De Meo](https://github.com/mistydemeo), [Adam Vandenberg](https://github.com/adamv), [Jack Nagel](https://github.com/jacknagel), [Xu Cheng](https://github.com/xu-cheng), [Mike McQuaid](https://github.com/mikemcquaid), [Brett Koonce](https://github.com/asparagui) and [Tim Smith](https://github.com/tdsmith).
Homebrew was originally created by [Max Howell](https://github.com/mxcl).
## License
Code is under the [BSD 2 Clause (NetBSD) license](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/tree/master/LICENSE.txt).
## Donations
We accept tips through [Gratipay](https://gratipay.com/Homebrew/).
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## Sponsors
Our CI infrastructure was paid for by [our Kickstarter supporters](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/SUPPORTERS.md).
Our CI infrastructure is hosted by [The Positive Internet Company](http://www.positive-internet.com).
Our bottles (binary packages) are hosted by Bintray.
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