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+# KVISC (Kaleid Virtual Instruction Set Computer)
+
+| ![MIT Logo](https://www.os-k.eu/MITLOGO.png) | This program is free software, released under the terms of the [MIT License](LICENSE) |
+|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+### Virtual machine for a x86-64-like custom assembly language ...
+
+... just for the sake of it
+
+Will later include an assembly and possibly a basic DOS-like operating system in assembly
+
+Note that every file within OS/K is written using spaces for tabulation, with each
+tabulation being 4 spaces long.
+
+#### Compile from sources
+
+To compile, simply use at the root of this project : 
+```
+make
+```
+
+To compile and test, simply use at the root of this project :
+```
+make test
+```