diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c5eb50..d2f449f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-# The following command works for downloading when using Git for Windows:
-# curl -LOf http://gist.githubusercontent.com/kmorcinek/2710267/raw/.gitignore
-#
-# Download this file using PowerShell v3 under Windows with the following comand:
-# Invoke-WebRequest https://gist.githubusercontent.com/kmorcinek/2710267/raw/ -OutFile .gitignore
-#
-# or wget:
-# wget --no-check-certificate http://gist.githubusercontent.com/kmorcinek/2710267/raw/.gitignore
+# CREDIT TO github.com/kmorcinek FOR THIS GITIGNORE FILE
 
 # User-specific files
 *.suo
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e50f6f2..fbdd40f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,5 +38,7 @@ Once the program has run the given amount of generations, it will print the mess
 
 This project was completed as part of the ICS4U course at Milton District High School.
 
-## R.I.P. JOHN HORTON CONWAY (26 DECEMBER 1937 - 11 APRIL 2020)
+[Credit to GitHub user kmorcinek for the .gitignore file found here.](https://gist.github.com/kmorcinek/2710267)
+
+R.I.P. John Horton Conway (26 December 1937 - 11 April 2020)