diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2017 Vincent Batts, Raleigh, NC, USA
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
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+// copyright (C) 2017 Vincent Batts. All rights reserved.  Usage of this code
+// is governed by the license found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package storage is intended to the common interaction model for an untold
+// number of backing graph or storage drivers, namely for application container
+// image storage.
+package storage
diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
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+package driver
+
+// Driver is the vfs level driver to operate on filesystem trees (i.e.
+// copy-on-write filesystems, etc)
+type Driver struct {
+}
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+package storage
+
+import "git.thisco.de/vbatts/image-storage-interfaces/driver"
+
+// Drivers returns a sorted list of the registered drivers
+func Drivers() []string {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Register makes a database driver available by the provided name. If Register
+// is called twice with the same name or if driver is nil, it panics.
+func Register(name string, driver driver.Driver) {
+}
+
+// OpenHandle a storage handle using the specified storage driver name and a
+// rootPath for that driver to operate in.
+func OpenHandle(name string, rootPath string) (*S, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// S is a storage handle for the storage and management of filesystem trees.
+//
+// Operations on an handle instance are intended to be safe for concurrent use.
+// Though this would likely not be safe for two competing instances to be
+// operating on the same rootPath (more thought needed here).
+type S struct {
+}