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 # v-protocol
 
-<!-- NPM package when published -->
-<!-- NPM downloads when published -->
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/vertica/vertica-nodejs)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-orange.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 
-Non-blocking Vertica client for Node.js. Pure JavaScript and optional native libpq bindings.
+Vertica protocol code used to send and receive messages defined in the Vertica protocol.
+This is used by the [vertica-nodejs](https://github.com/vertica/vertica-nodejs) client driver and is *not* meant to be
+used by developers writing their own applications with vertica-nodejs.
 
-## DISCLAIMER: 
-vertica-nodejs is still pre-release and actively being improved. As of 5/5/22 this is not intended for use in production environments. 
-
-<!--
 ## Documentation
 
-Each package in this repo should have its own readme more focused on how to develop/contribute. For more information on how to contribute, check out our [contributing guidelines](#contributing-guidelines).-->
-
-<!-- ## Installation
-    To install vertica-nodejs with npm: ``` TO DO ```
-
-    To use vertica-nodejs linked locally from source (not recommended in production): ``` TO DO - Take notes from http://confluence.verticacorp.com/display/DEV/Node.js+Development+Resources```
-
--->
-
-### Features
-
-- Pure JavaScript client and native libpq bindings share _the same API_
-- Connection pooling
-- Extensible JS ↔ Vertica data-type coercion
-<!-- - Supported Vertica features -->
-  <!-- - Async notifications with `LISTEN/NOTIFY` verifiy this -->
-  <!-- - Bulk import & export with `COPY TO/COPY FROM` not part of the MVP -->
-
-## Support
-
-vertica-nodejs is free software. If you encounter a bug with the library please open an issue on the [GitHub repo](https://github.com/vertica/vertica-nodejs). If you have questions unanswered by the documentation please open an issue pointing out how the documentation was unclear and we will address it as needed. 
-
-When you open an issue please provide:
-
-- version of Node
-- version of Vertica
-- smallest possible snippet of code to reproduce the problem
-
-<!-- 
-## Contributing
-
-Outside contributions to this project are greatly appreciated. Following standard Vertica open source practices, please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
--->
-
-## Examples
-
-See the [examples directory](https://github.com/vertica/vertica-nodejs/tree/master/examples) for sample applications showing how to use the vertica-nodejs client driver.
-
-## Setting up for local development
-
-1. Clone the repo
-2. From your workspace root run `yarn` and then `yarn lerna bootstrap`
-3. Ensure you have a Vertica instance running with 
-4. Ensure you have the proper environment variables configured for connecting to the instance (`V_HOST`, `V_PORT`, `V_USER`, `V_PASSWORD`, `V_DATABASE`, `V_BACKUP_SERVER_NODE`)
-5. Run `yarn test` to run all the tests, or run `yarn test` from within an individual package to only run that package's tests
-
-If using VS Code, you can install the `Remote - Containers` extension and it will use the configuration under the `.devcontainer` folder to automatically create dev containers, including Vertica.  See [here](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/containers) for more information on developing in containers using VS Code.  This process will complete steps 2 to 4 above.
-
-## Troubleshooting and FAQ
-
-The causes and solutions to common errors can be found among the [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://github.com/vertica/vertica-nodejs/wiki/FAQ)
+Please see [vertica-nodejs](https://github.com/vertica/vertica-nodejs), since this is only a dependency of that package. 
 
 ## License
 
-<!-- Original work Copyright (c) 2010-2020 Brian Carlson (brian.m.carlson@gmail.com) -->
-<!-- Modified work Copyright (c) 2022 Micro Focus or one of its affiliates.  -->
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-THE SOFTWARE.
+Apache 2.0 License, please see [LICENSE](https://github.com/vertica/vertica-nodejs/blob/master/LICENSE) for details.