diff --git a/license b/license
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+Copyright 2015, the Anthony Scopatz. All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
+permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+   1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+      conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+   2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
+      of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+      provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE PYNE DEVELOPMENT TEAM ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL <COPYRIGHT HOLDER> OR
+CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those of the
+authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies, either expressed
+or implied, of the stakeholders of the xonsh project or the employers of xonsh developers.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+"""The xonsh installer."""
+import os
+import sys
+import os, sys
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup
+    HAVE_SETUPTOOLS = True
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup
+    HAVE_SETUPTOOLS = False
+
+def main():
+    skw = {
+        }
+    setup(**skw)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()