Added READMEs for modules related to URE, with content from the wiki

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diff --git a/bridges/README b/bridges/README
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+Bridges from various C++ ABIs, Java JNI, MS .Net to UNO and back.
+
+Also implementation of the UNO Remote Protocol. And in ooo-build a bridge from Mono to UNO and back.
+
diff --git a/cli_ure/README b/cli_ure/README
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+Common Lang Infrastructure Uno Runtime Environment - support assemblies and tools for the MS .Net (and Mono) UNO binding.
+
+See also:
+[git:cli_ure/source/readme.txt]
+
diff --git a/codemaker/README b/codemaker/README
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+UNO interface declaration/stub generators for C++ (headers), Java (class files), ... the one for .Net is in cli_ure.
+
diff --git a/cppu/README b/cppu/README
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+Type definitions/implementations for the core of UNO. The exported API is in C.
+
+See also:
+[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Uno/Binary/Modules/CPPU]
diff --git a/cppuhelper/README b/cppuhelper/README
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+Helpers for using cppu in C++, e.g. templates for implementing UNO components, bootstrapping stuff. Get UNO up and running.
+
+See also:
+[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Uno/Cpp/Modules/CPPUhelper]
diff --git a/cpputools/README b/cpputools/README
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+Old way of doing component registration. Nowadays replaced by another stand-alone UI and tools called UNO package. 
diff --git a/idlc/README b/idlc/README
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+Contains the IDL compiler.
+
diff --git a/io/README b/io/README
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+Simple IO wrappers.
+
diff --git a/javaunohelper/README b/javaunohelper/README
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+Makes it easier to use UNO with Java.
+
diff --git a/jurt/README b/jurt/README
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+JURT means Java Uno Runtime and implements most of Java UNO.
+
diff --git a/jvmaccess/README b/jvmaccess/README
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+Wrappers so you can use all the Java Runtime Environments with their slightly incompatible APIs with more ease.
diff --git a/jvmfwk/README b/jvmfwk/README
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+Wrappers so you can use all the Java Runtime Environments with their slightly incompatible APIs with more ease.
diff --git a/offapi/README b/offapi/README
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+Contains all of the IDL files except those in [[udkapi]]
+
+i.e. the interfaces that are specific to the OppenOffice.org application.
+An artificial (?) separation.
diff --git a/pyuno/README b/pyuno/README
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+UNO bindings for the Python programming language.
diff --git a/rdbmaker/README b/rdbmaker/README
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+Makes registries for openoffice for storing type data
+
+See also:
+[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Uno/Binary/Modules/rdbmaker]
diff --git a/registry/README b/registry/README
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+Registry reading, etc.
diff --git a/remotebridges/README b/remotebridges/README
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+UNO services dealing with interprocess bridges.
diff --git a/ridljar/README b/ridljar/README
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+Implements types for the Java Uno typesystem.
diff --git a/sal/README b/sal/README
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+System abstraction layer; rtl, osl and sal
+
+rtl:
+Platform independent strings
+
+osl:
+platform specific stuff, threads, dynamic loading, process, ipc, etc
+
+Exports only C API and some inline-methods (only C++ API).
diff --git a/salhelper/README b/salhelper/README
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+C++ helpers to make use of sal easier.
diff --git a/stoc/README b/stoc/README
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+Registries, reflection, introspection implementation for UNO.
diff --git a/store/README b/store/README
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+Streams, mmaps, etc.
diff --git a/udkapi/README b/udkapi/README
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+Low level UNO stuff API IDL files
+
+i.e. those that are part of the standalone URE.
+
+See also:
+[[offapi]]
diff --git a/unoil/README b/unoil/README
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+As offuh but for Java UNO: Maps IDL into java classes definitions. 
diff --git a/ure/README b/ure/README
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+Contains the UNO Runtime Environment (URE).
+
+Beginnings of standalone UNO distribution.
+
+See also:
+[http://udk.openoffice.org/]
+
+You may also want to read the README located at:
+[git:ure/source/README]
+
diff --git a/xml2cmp/README b/xml2cmp/README
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+Part of the LibreOffice SDK.
+
+Mostly used by makefiles to pull out types from xml.