add README file to explain how to use the git repo

[mit-stationery-latex] / README.tex

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@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ Next, to compose a letter, one must: set the document class to one of the
 above document classes, specify a name and (optionally) a signature, and
 then proceed with writing the letter as if it were a standard letter.
 
+The MIT logo is included as an encapsulated PostScript file (EPS) and,
+as a result, will only display correctly using dvips. Many people now
+use pdflatex intead. pdflatex will require that the logo be converted
+from EPS to PDF which can be done using ImageMagick or several other
+programs.
+
 \closing{Sincerely}
 
 \end{letter}