[Android] Update the README file

Jean-Baptiste Kempf git at videolan.org
Sun Dec 16 16:29:41 CET 2018


vlc-android | branch: master | Jean-Baptiste Kempf <jb at videolan.org> | Sun Dec 16 16:29:21 2018 +0100| [396aa7524830324bf41e2ae1714c3a495111a441] | committer: Jean-Baptiste Kempf

Update the README file

> https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/commit/396aa7524830324bf41e2ae1714c3a495111a441
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 README.md | 26 +++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e34b80d5c..8bbf787fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 # VLC for Android
-This is the official Android port of VLC.
+This is the official **Android** port of [VLC](https://videolan.org/vlc/).
+
+VLC on Android plays all the same files as the classical version of VLC, and features a media database
+for Audio and Video files and stream.
 
 ## License
-VLC for Android is licensed under GPLv3
+VLC for Android is licensed under GPLv2 (or later). Android libraries makes this, de facto, a GPLv3 application.
+
+VLC engine *(libvlc)* for Android is licensed under LGPL.
 
 ## Build
 
 You will need a recent Linux distribution to build VLC.
-It should work with Windows 10, but no official support for this.
+It should work with Windows 10, and macOS, but there is no official support for this.
 
 Check our [AndroidCompile wiki page](https://wiki.videolan.org/AndroidCompile/)
 
@@ -15,25 +20,27 @@ Check our [AndroidCompile wiki page](https://wiki.videolan.org/AndroidCompile/)
 
 VLC is a libre and open source project, we welcome all contributions.
 
+Just respect our [Code of Conduct](https://wiki.videolan.org/CoC/).
+
 ### Pull requests
 
-Pull requests can be proposed on [github mirror](https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android) as code.videolan.org is reserved to VideoLAN members
+Pull requests can be proposed here or on our [github mirror](https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android).
 
 ### Sending patches to the mailing list
 
-Check [our wiki page on how to send patches](https://wiki.videolan.org/Sending_Patches_VLC/)  
+Check [our wiki page on how to send patches](https://wiki.videolan.org/Sending_Patches_VLC/)
 Send them to the android mailing list: android at videolan.org, not vlc-devel.
 
 ## Issues and feature requests
 
-VLC for Android bugtracker is hosted on [VideoLAN gitlab](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/issues)  
+VLC for Android bugtracker is hosted on [VideoLAN gitlab](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/issues)
 Please look for existing issues and provide as much useful details as you can (e.g. vlc app version, device and Android version)
 
-### Translations:  
+### Translations:
 You can help improving translations too by joining the [transifex vlc project](https://www.transifex.com/yaron/vlc-trans/dashboard/)
 
 ## LibVLC
-You can use our LibVLC module to power your own Android media player.  
+You can use our LibVLC module to power your own Android media player.
 Have a look at our  [sample codes](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libvlc-android-samples).
 
 ## support
@@ -41,5 +48,6 @@ Have a look at our  [sample codes](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libvlc-and
 - Android mailing list: android at videolan.org
 - bugtracker: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/issues
 - IRC: *#videolan* channel on [freenode](http://freenode.net/)
-- forum: https://forum.videolan.org/
+- VideoLAN forum: https://forum.videolan.org/
 - G+ community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113615952107012455563
+



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