diff --git a/0.0_Basic/Makefile b/0.0_Basic/Makefile
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+obj-m += example.o
+
+all:
+	make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules
+
+clean:
+	make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) clean
diff --git a/0.0_Basic/README.md b/0.0_Basic/README.md
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+# Linux Kernel Hacking
+
+## 0.0: Basic LKM Example
+
+This is about as simple as it gets.
+
+To use:
+* Build with `make`
+* Load with `insmod example.ko`
+* Check output in kernel buffer with `dmesg`
+* See the module loaded in `lsmod | grep example`
+* Unload with `rmmod example.ko`
+* Check the second output in the kernel buffer with `dmesg`
diff --git a/0.0_Basic/example.c b/0.0_Basic/example.c
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+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Example");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Basic");
+MODULE_VERSION("0.01");
+
+static int __init example_init(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Hello, World!\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit example_exit(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Goodbye, World!\n");
+}
+
+module_init(example_init);
+module_exit(example_exit);