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+## Qt Package/Repository Name
+
+### Package Brief
+
+### Documentation
+The documentation can be found in the following places:
+* The online Qt documentation:
+   * [<Qt module> documentation](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/<qtmodule>-index.html)
+* Build from source:
+   * [Building Qt Documentation](https://wiki.qt.io/Building_Qt_Documentation)
+
+*Note that the documentation links in this document will always be for the
+latest Qt 6 version. If you need to browse the documentation for a specific
+version, you can [browse the archives](https://doc.qt.io/archives/).*
+
+### Build Process
+Building the package/repository does depend on the Qt packages listed in dependencies.yaml.
+Further dependencies to system packages are listed in the configure output.
+
+See the [documentation](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/build-sources.html) for general
+advice on building the Qt framework and its modules from sources. Further
+information on how to build from source is also available in the
+[wiki](https://wiki.qt.io/Building_Qt_6_from_Git).
+
+### Report an Issue
+If you spot a bug, follow [these](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/bughowto.html)
+steps to report it.
+
+### Contribute to Qt
+We welcome contributions to Qt! If you'd like to contribute, read the
+[Qt Contribution Guidelines](https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_Contribution_Guidelines).
+
+### Licensing
+Qt is available under various licenses. For details, check out the
+[license documentation](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/licensing.html).
+
+*Note that this README.md.template serves as a guideline for README.md files,
+and that further sections can be added to individual README.md files if
+necessary.*