diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2118430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Jeremy Bush
+Copyright (c) 2011 Woody Gilk
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/classes/kohana/kostache.php b/classes/kohana/kostache.php
index d366758..a067fd3 100644
--- a/classes/kohana/kostache.php
+++ b/classes/kohana/kostache.php
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 <?php defined('SYSPATH') or die('No direct script access.');
-
+/**
+ * Mustache templates for Kohana.
+ *
+ * @package    Kostache
+ * @category   Base
+ * @author     Jeremy Bush <jeremy.bush@kohanaframework.org>
+ * @author     Woody Gilk <woody.gilk@kohanaframework.org>
+ * @copyright  (c) 2010-2011 Jeremy Bush
+ * @copyright  (c) 2011 Woody Gilk
+ * @license    MIT
+ */
 abstract class Kohana_Kostache {
 
 	const VERSION = '2.0beta1';
diff --git a/classes/kohana/kostache/layout.php b/classes/kohana/kostache/layout.php
index e3b31d6..46bb758 100644
--- a/classes/kohana/kostache/layout.php
+++ b/classes/kohana/kostache/layout.php
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 <?php defined('SYSPATH') or die('No direct script access.');
-
+/**
+ * Mustache templates for Kohana.
+ *
+ * @package    Kostache
+ * @category   Base
+ * @author     Jeremy Bush <jeremy.bush@kohanaframework.org>
+ * @author     Woody Gilk <woody.gilk@kohanaframework.org>
+ * @copyright  (c) 2010-2011 Jeremy Bush
+ * @copyright  (c) 2011 Woody Gilk
+ * @license    MIT
+ */
 abstract class Kohana_Kostache_Layout extends Kostache {
 
 	/**
@@ -7,6 +17,11 @@ abstract class Kohana_Kostache_Layout extends Kostache {
 	 */
 	const CONTENT_PARTIAL = 'content';
 
+	/**
+	 * @var  boolean  render template in layout?
+	 */
+	public $render_layout = TRUE;
+
 	/**
 	 * @var  string  layout path
 	 */
@@ -14,7 +29,7 @@ abstract class Kohana_Kostache_Layout extends Kostache {
 
 	public function render()
 	{
-		if ( ! $this->_layout)
+		if ( ! $this->render_layout)
 		{
 			return parent::render();
 		}