fixes to licence and gitignor

LICENSE

@@ -1,29 +1,21 @@
-Copyright (c) 2013, Andreas Heger, MRC CGAT
+The MIT License (MIT)
 
-All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2015 Andreas Heger, MRC CGAT
 
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-met:
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+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 
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-    distribution.  Neither the name of the Medical Research Council nor the
-    names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
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