Initial import from yGuard VCS.

.gitignore

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+# Compiled class file
+*.class
+
+# Log file
+*.log
+
+# BlueJ files
+*.ctxt
+
+# Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
+.mtj.tmp/
+
+# Package Files #
+*.jar
+*.war
+*.nar
+*.ear
+*.zip
+*.tar.gz
+*.rar
+
+# virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
+hs_err_pid*
+
+# Build files and distributions produced by ant
+dist/
+target/
+
+# IDE 
+.idea/
+

README.md

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-# yguard
-The open-source Java obfuscation tool working with Ant brought to you by yWorks - the diagramming experts
+yGuard
+------
+
+`yGuard` is an open-source Java obfuscation tool. With `yGuard` it is easy as pie :cake: to configure obfuscation through an extensive `ant` task.
+
+yGuard is brought to you by [yWorks GmbH](https://www.yworks.com/), creator of the outstanding Java™ graph visualization framework [yFiles](https://www.yworks.com/products/yfiles) and other fine [products](https://www.yworks.com/products).
+
+## Obtaining yGuard
+
+With the `2.8` release `yGuard` is now MIT-licensed. Releases can be downloaded directly from GitHub.
+
+Legacy code ported from `retroguard` under `LGPL` is statically linked at compile time via `yGuard-lgpl.jar`.
+
+Previous releases _may_ still be downloaded from the [yWorks download center](https://www.yworks.com/downloads#yGuard).
+
+## Usage
+
+`yGuard` is distributed with usage instructions. In your distribution, `README.html` contains documentation about the bundled `ant` task.
+
+In subsequent releases the documentation _may_ be uploaded to GitHub directly.
+
+## Building
+
+### Ant-based builds
+
+All releases `<=2.8` are built using `ant`. The build system is subject to change in `>=2.9`.
+
+To build an `ant`-based version, follow below instructions:
+
+```
+cd deploy
+ant deployzib
+```
+
+Which will produce an `archive` under `dist`. 
+
+Using `-DversionMajor` and `-DversionMinor` flags will instruct the build to produce a distribution with the respective version.