diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) Tom Hawkins 2010
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+3. Neither the name of the author nor the names of his contributors
+   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+   without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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+OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/Network/CCNx.hs b/Network/CCNx.hs
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+module Network.CCNx
+  ( module Network.CCNx.Messages
+  ) where
+
+import Network.CCNx.Messages
+
diff --git a/Network/CCNx/Messages.hs b/Network/CCNx/Messages.hs
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+module Network.CCNx.Messages
+  ( Message   (..)
+  , ContentObject (..)
+  , Content
+  , Name
+  , Component
+  , SignedInfo (..)
+  , Interest (..)
+  , PublisherPublicKeyDigest
+  , Exclude (..)
+  , AnyBloom (..)
+  , ChildSelector
+  , AnswerOriginKind
+  , Scope
+  , Nonce
+  , MinSuffixComponents
+  , MaxSuffixComponents
+  , Timestamp
+  , FreshnessSeconds
+  , FinalBlockID
+  , Type (..)
+  , KeyLocator (..)
+  , Signature (..)
+  , DigestAlgorithm
+  , Witness
+  , SignatureBits
+  , PublisherID (..)
+  ) where
+
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import Data.Word
+
+-- | The two types of CCNx messages.
+data Message
+  = ContentObjectMessage  ContentObject
+  | InterestMessage Interest
+
+data ContentObject = ContentObject
+  Signature
+  Name
+  SignedInfo
+  Content
+
+type Content = ByteString
+
+type Name = [Component]
+
+type Component = String
+
+data SignedInfo = SignedInfo
+  PublisherPublicKeyDigest
+  Timestamp
+  (Maybe Type)
+  (Maybe FreshnessSeconds)
+  (Maybe FinalBlockID)
+  (Maybe KeyLocator)
+
+data Interest = Interest
+  Name
+  (Maybe MinSuffixComponents)
+  (Maybe MaxSuffixComponents)
+  (Maybe PublisherID)
+  (Maybe Exclude)
+  (Maybe ChildSelector)
+  (Maybe AnswerOriginKind)
+  (Maybe Scope)
+  (Maybe Nonce)
+
+type PublisherPublicKeyDigest = String
+
+data Exclude = Exclude (Maybe AnyBloom) [(Component, Maybe AnyBloom)]   
+
+data AnyBloom = Any | Bloom String
+
+type ChildSelector = Int
+type AnswerOriginKind = Int
+type Scope = Int
+type Nonce = String
+type MinSuffixComponents = Int
+type MaxSuffixComponents = Int
+type Timestamp = Word16  -- 12 bit fraction
+type FreshnessSeconds = Int
+type FinalBlockID = String
+
+data Type = DATA | ENCR | GONE | KEY | LINK | NACK
+
+data KeyLocator
+  = Key String
+  | Certificate String
+  | KeyName Name (Maybe PublisherID)
+
+data Signature = Signature
+  (Maybe DigestAlgorithm)
+  (Maybe Witness)
+  SignatureBits
+
+type DigestAlgorithm = String
+type Witness = String
+type SignatureBits = String
+
+data PublisherID
+  = PublisherIDPublisherPublicKeyDigest PublisherPublicKeyDigest
+  | PublisherCertificateDigest String
+  | PublisherIssuerKeyDigest String
+  | PublisherIssuerCertificateDigest String
+
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/ccnx.cabal b/ccnx.cabal
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+name:    ccnx
+version: 0.0.0
+
+category: Network
+
+synopsis: A Haskell implementation of the CCNx network protocol.
+
+description:
+  TODO
+
+author:     Tom Hawkins <tomahawkins@gmail.com>
+maintainer: Tom Hawkins <tomahawkins@gmail.com>
+
+license:      BSD3
+license-file: LICENSE
+
+homepage: http://tomahawkins.org
+
+build-type:    Simple
+cabal-version: >= 1.6
+
+library
+    build-depends:
+        base       >= 4.2     && < 5,
+        bytestring >= 0.9.1.6 && < 0.9.2
+
+    exposed-modules:
+        Network.CCNx
+        Network.CCNx.Messages
+
+    extensions:
+
+    ghc-options: -W
+
+source-repository head
+    type:     git
+    location: git://github.com/tomahawkins/ccnx.git
+