diff --git a/distro/INSTALL b/distro/INSTALL
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d1c8b6..0000000
--- a/distro/INSTALL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/distro/LICENSE b/distro/LICENSE
index 630ba97..3695e26 100644
--- a/distro/LICENSE
+++ b/distro/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-gCube System - License
-------------------------------------------------------------
-
-The gCube/gCore software is licensed as Free Open Source software conveying to the EUPL (http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/eupl).
-The software and documentation is provided by its authors/distributors "as is" and no expressed or
-implied warranty is given for its use, quality or fitness for a particular case.
+${gcube.license}
diff --git a/distro/MAINTAINERS b/distro/MAINTAINERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e8aa8f..0000000
--- a/distro/MAINTAINERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Fabio Simeoni (fabio.simeoni@fao.org), FAO of the UN, Italy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/distro/README b/distro/README
index feab5a2..49daea1 100644
--- a/distro/README
+++ b/distro/README
@@ -1,38 +1,62 @@
-The gCube System - ${name}
-----------------------
-
-This work has been partially supported by the following European projects: DILIGENT (FP6-2003-IST-2), D4Science (FP7-INFRA-2007-1.2.2),
-D4Science-II (FP7-INFRA-2008-1.2.2), iMarine (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-2), and EUBrazilOpenBio (FP7-ICT-2011-EU-Brazil).
-
-Authors
--------
-
-* Fabio Simeoni (fabio.simeoni@fao.org), FAO of the UN, Italy
-
-Version and Release Date
-------------------------
-${version}
-
-Description
------------
+The gCube System - ${name}
+--------------------------------------------------
+
${description}
+
+
+${gcube.description}
+
+${gcube.funding}
+
+
+Version
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+${version} (${buildDate})
+
+Please see the file named "changelog.xml" in this directory for the release notes.
+
+
+Authors
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+* Fabio Simeoni (fabio.simeoni-AT-fao.org), FAO of the UN, Italy
+
+Maintainers
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+* Fabio Simeoni (fabio.simeoni-AT-fao.org), FAO of the UN, Italy
Download information
---------------------
-
-Source code is available from SVN:
-${scm.url}
-
-Binaries can be downloaded from:
-
-
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+Source code is available from SVN:
+ ${scm.url}
+
+Binaries can be downloaded from the gCube website:
+ ${gcube.website}
+
+
+Installation
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+Installation documentation is available on-line in the gCube Wiki:
+ ${gcube.wikiRoot}
+
Documentation
--------------
-Documentation is available on-line from the Projects Documentation Wiki:
-https://gcube.wiki.gcube-system.org/gcube/index.php
-
-
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+Documentation is available on-line in the gCube Wiki:
+ ${gcube.wikiRoot}
+
+Support
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+Bugs and support requests can be reported in the gCube issue tracking tool:
+ ${gcube.issueTracking}
+
+
Licensing
----------
-
+--------------------------------------------------
+
This software is licensed under the terms you may find in the file named "LICENSE" in this directory.
diff --git a/distro/descriptor.xml b/distro/descriptor.xml
index 06c416f..dd16f0c 100644
--- a/distro/descriptor.xml
+++ b/distro/descriptor.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@
READMELICENSE
- INSTALL
- MAINTAINERSchangelog.xml
- profile.xml
+ profile.xml755true
@@ -29,10 +27,5 @@
/${artifactId}
-
-
- /${artifactId}
- true
-
-
\ No newline at end of file
+
diff --git a/distro/svnpath.txt b/distro/svnpath.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f416f9d..0000000
--- a/distro/svnpath.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-${scm.url}