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diff --git a/pd/asio/Makefile.am b/pd/asio/Makefile.am
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+# The ASIO sources are not free, so they are not included here.  You can get
+# them for free (as in beer) from Steinberg:
+
+# http://www.steinberg.net/en/company/3rd_party_developer.html
+
+# First, download the ASIO SDK. You have to agree to Steinberg's license, then
+# submit an email address, then they'll send you the download URL in an
+# email. Download the asiosdk2.2.zip file to the pd/asio directory, then unzip
+# it right into that folder.  You should have all of the ASIO files in
+# pd/asio/ASIOSDK2 when you are done unzipping.
+
+# this is built as a "libtool convenience library"
+# http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Libtool-Convenience-Libraries
+
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
+AM_CFLAGS = 
+INCLUDES = -I./ASIOSDK2/host -I./ASIOSDK2/host/pc -I./ASIOSDK2/common
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libasio.la
+
+nodist_libasio_la_SOURCES = \
+	ASIOSDK2/common/asio.cpp \
+	ASIOSDK2/host/asiodrivers.cpp \
+	ASIOSDK2/host/pc/asiolist.cpp
+
+EXTRA_DIST = README.txt
diff --git a/pd/asio/README.txt b/pd/asio/README.txt
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+
+
+In order to build ASIO support into Pd on Windows, you need to download the
+ASIO sources from Steinberg directly.  Their license does not let us
+redistribute their source files.
+
+- Download the ASIO SDK http://www.steinberg.net/en/company/3rd_party_developer.html
+ You have to agree to Steinberg's license, then submit an email address, then
+ they'll send you the download URL in an email. 
+
+- Uncompress asiosdk2.2.zip into pd/asio
+
+