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 A compliant README must satisfy all the requirements listed below.
 
-> Note: Standard Readme is designed for open source libraries. Although it’s [historically](README.md#background) made for Node and npm projects, it also applies to libraries in other languages and package managers.
+> Note: Standard Readme is designed for open source libraries. Although it's [historically](README.md#background) made for Node and npm projects, it also applies to libraries in other languages and package managers.
 
 **Requirements:**
   - Be called README.md (with capitalization).