Add HACKING and README.

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diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
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+
+
+Please send all patches (in unified diff form) to the HAL mailing list:
+http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/hal
+
+All patches should be against the latest version, available at:
+http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=ConsoleKit.git
+
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =			\
 	AUTHORS			\
 	INSTALL			\
 	README			\
+	HACKING			\
 	NEWS			\
 	ChangeLog		\
 	$(NULL)
diff --git a/README b/README
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+What is ConsoleKit?
+===================
+
+ConsoleKit is a framework for defining and tracking users, login
+sessions, and seats.
+
+What is a seat?
+===============
+
+A seat is a collection of sessions and a set of hardware (usually at
+least a keyboard and mouse).  Only one session may be active on a
+seat at a time.
+
+What is a session?
+==================
+
+A session is a collection of all processes that originate from a single
+common ancestor and retain knowledge of a secret.  As an implementation
+detail, this secret may be stored in the process environment by the
+login manager under the name XDG_SESSION_COOKIE.
+
+Discussion
+==========
+
+Discussion takes place on the HAL list.
+http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/hal