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.gitignore

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README.rdoc

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 = Redmine Issue Importer
 
-This plugin is broken and should not be used.  If the use of it is
-required, the only option is to run it in a single process, such as
-WEBrick.  Running this in a multi-process/thread environment will almost
-guaranteed run in to errors due to a global variable that was used by
-the initial author.
+User documentation for this plugin is 
+at https://github.com/leovitch/redmine_importer/wiki.
 
+This plugin is functional now, including in multiprocess environments.
+The plugin has been testes on Redmine 1.1 and Redmine 1.2.0.
+The database is used for intermediate storage.
 
+To install:
+- Prerequisites: You'll need the fastercsv gem ('gem install fastercsv' as root).  Versions 1.4 through 1.5.3 are tested.
+- Download the plugin to your vendors/plugins directory.  Be sure to maintain the correct folder name, 'redmine_importer'.
+- Run 'rake db:migrate_plugins RAILS_ENV=production'
+- Restart your redmine as appropriate (e.g., 'ruby script/server -e production')
+- Go to the Admin/Projects/../Modules
+- Enable "Importer"
+
+en, de, zh, pt-BR, and ja localizations included.
+The other localizations are up to date, but the zh is a little bit behind.
+If anyone could update it, it would be appreciated.
+
+User documentation at https://github.com/leovitch/redmine_importer/wiki.