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+## Overview
+
+iciql **is**...
+
+- a model-based, database access wrapper for JDBC
+- for modest database schemas and basic statement generation
+- for those who want to write code, instead of SQL, using IDE completion and compile-time type-safety
+- small (200KB) with debug symbols and no runtime dependencies
+- pronounced *icicle* (although it could be French: *ici ql* - here query language)
+- a friendly fork of the H2 [JaQu][jaqu] project
+
+iciql **is not**...
+
+- a complete alternative to JDBC
+- designed to compete with more powerful database query tools like [jOOQ][jooq] or [Querydsl][querydsl]
+- designed to compete with enterprise [ORM][orm] tools like [Hibernate][hibernate] or [mybatis][mybatis]
+
+### Example Usage
+<table class="table">
+<tr>
+<th>iciql</th><th>sql</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>
+%BEGINCODE%
+Product p = new Product();
+List<Product> restock = db.from(p).where(p.unitsInStock).is(0).select();
+List<Product> all = db.executeQuery(Product.class, "select * from products");
+%ENDCODE%
+
+</td><td>
+<br/>
+select * from products p where p.unitsInStock = 0<br/>
+select * from products
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+### Supported Databases (Unit-Tested)
+- [H2](http://h2database.com) ${h2.version}
+- [HSQLDB](http://hsqldb.org) ${hsqldb.version}
+- [Derby](http://db.apache.org/derby) ${derby.version}
+- [MySQL](http://mysql.com) ${mysql.version}
+- [PostgreSQL](http://postgresql.org) ${postgresql.version}
+
+Support for others is possible and may only require creating a simple "dialect" class.
+
+### Java Runtime Requirement
+
+iciql requires a Java 6 Runtime Environment (JRE) or a Java 6 Development Kit (JDK).
+ 
+### License
+iciql is distributed under the terms of the [Apache Software Foundation license, version 2.0][apachelicense]
+
+[jaqu]: http://h2database.com/html/jaqu.html "H2 JaQu project"
+[orm]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-relational_mapping "Object Relational Mapping"
+[jooq]: http://jooq.sourceforge.net "jOOQ"
+[querydsl]: http://source.mysema.com/display/querydsl/Querydsl "Querydsl"
+[hibernate]: http://www.hibernate.org "Hibernate"
+[mybatis]: http://www.mybatis.org "mybatis"
+[github]: http://github.com/gitblit/iciql "iciql git repository"
+[googlecode]: http://code.google.com/p/iciql "iciql project management"
+[apachelicense]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 "Apache License, Version 2.0"
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