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-# talk-2025-Julia_and_Trixi_in_Frankfurt
-Material for the meeting with the group "Theory of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate" in Frankfurt
+# A brief introduction to Julia and Trixi.jl
+
+## Material for the meeting with the group "Theory of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate" in Frankfurt
+
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-success.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+
+## Getting started
+
+- TODO: Intro to Julia, static html
+- TODO: Other material
+
+### Installing Julia
+
+To obtain Julia, go to https://julialang.org/downloads/ and download the 
+long-term support (LTS) release v1.10. We recommend to use juliaup as
+described on the website.