diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7a6a570cc..8a3acb961 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ endif
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS= -I m4
 
-mpack_includedir = $(includedir)/mpack
-mpack_include_HEADERS = \
+mlapack_includedir = $(includedir)/mlapack
+mlapack_include_HEADERS = \
     include/mpack_config.h \
     include/blas.h \
     include/lapack.h \
     include/blaswrapper.h
 
 if ENABLE_DD
-mpack_include_HEADERS += \
+mlapack_include_HEADERS += \
     include/dd_complex.h \
     include/mblas_dd.h \
     include/mlapack_dd.h \
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mpack_include_HEADERS += \
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_GMP
-mpack_include_HEADERS += \
+mlapack_include_HEADERS += \
     include/mblas_gmp.h \
     include/mlapack_gmp.h \
     include/mutils_gmp.h \
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mpack_include_HEADERS += \
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_QD
-mpack_include_HEADERS += \
+mlapack_include_HEADERS += \
     include/mblas_qd.h \
     include/mlapack_qd.h \
     include/mutils_qd.h \
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mpack_include_HEADERS += \
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_MPFR
-mpack_include_HEADERS += \
+mlapack_include_HEADERS += \
     include/mblas_mpfr.h \
     include/mlapack_mpfr.h \
     include/mutils_mpfr.h \
@@ -49,21 +49,21 @@ mpack_include_HEADERS += \
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_DOUBLE
-mpack_include_HEADERS += \
+mlapack_include_HEADERS += \
     include/mblas_double.h \
     include/mlapack_double.h \
     include/mutils_double.h
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_LONGDOUBLE
-mpack_include_HEADERS += \
+mlapack_include_HEADERS += \
      include/mblas_longdouble.h \
      include/mlapack_longdouble.h \
      include/mutils_longdouble.h
 endif
 
 if ENABLE___FLOAT128
-mpack_include_HEADERS += \
+mlapack_include_HEADERS += \
     include/mblas___float128.h \
     include/mpfr___float128.h \
     include/mlapack___float128.h \
diff --git a/README b/README
index 171ae56a7..c2fffe9f3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,10 +1,31 @@
+[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/RaumZeit/mlapack.svg)](https://github.com/RaumZeit/mlapack/releases)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/RaumZeit/mlapack.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/RaumZeit/mlapack)
+[![Github All Releases](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/RaumZeit/mlapack/total.svg)](https://github.com/RaumZeit/mlapack/releases)
+
+# MLAPACK
+
+This is a fork of the [MPACK](https://github.com/nakatamaho/mplapack)
+multiprecision linear algebra package.
+
+The only difference to its upstream version is that the package itself
+and several of its files have been renamed to from `mpack` to `mlapack`
+to circumvent conflicts with other packages names `mpack`. In particular,
+the `mpack` project name is not unique among Linux distributions. Most
+Linux distributions already provide an `mpack` or `libmpack` package
+that serves totally different purposes. The first provides tools for
+encoding/decoding MIME messages and the second is a small binary
+serialization/RPC library.
+
+
+## Description
+
 The MPACK is a multiprecision linear algebra package based on BLAS and LAPACK.
 This package is rewritten in C++, and supports several high precision
 libraries like GMP, MPFR and QD etc so that users can choose for user's
 convenience. The MPACK is a free software (2-clause BSD style license with
 original license by LAPACK).
 
-Acknowledgement:
+## Acknowledgement:
 
 This work has been supported by:
 The Special Postdoctoral Researchers' Program of RIKEN (2008, 2009)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..100b93820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+README
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