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+GitHub-Backup
+=============
+
+By Chris Lockfort (devnull@csh.rit.edu) (Github username: Clockfort)
+
+GitHub-Backup makes a local backup copy of all of a github user's  (or github organization's) repositories. 
+
+This is useful in many cases:
+* GitHub suddenly explodes.
+* GitHub goes out of business.
+* Your corporation's backup policies are more stringent than GitHub's.
+* You have spotty/no internet access - perhaps you'd like to have all of your repositories available to code on while you ride the train?
+* You are paranoid tinfoil-hat wearer who needs to back up everything in triplicate on a variety of outdated tape media.
+
+Questions, Improvements, Etc
+-----------------------------
+
+If you have any improvements, I'm happy, (grateful, in fact) to entertain pull requests/ patches, just drop me a line or message me on GitHub.