diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pkgconf [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/pkgconf/pkgconf.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/pkgconf/pkgconf) [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/pkgconf/badge/?version=latest)](http://pkgconf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest)
+# pkgconf
`pkgconf` is a program which helps to configure compiler and linker flags for
development libraries. It is similar to pkg-config from freedesktop.org.
@@ -115,12 +115,10 @@ to make this determination themselves.
## release tarballs
Release tarballs are available at .
-
-Please do not use the github tarballs as they are not pristine (instead generated by github everytime
-a download occurs).
+Please only use the tarballs from distfiles.dereferenced.org.
## reporting bugs
-See .
+See .
Also you can contact us at `#pkgconf` at `irc.freenode.net`.