text: 
  /* Get the root package.json properties object */
  
  const fs = require('fs')
  const paths = require('./paths')
  
  //pull package.json
  const pkg = require(paths.pkg_json_path)
  
  // derive author
  let author_name
  if (pkg.author.name) {
    author_name = pkg.author.name
  } else {
    //just the authors name, please
    author_name = pkg.author.split(' ').shift()
  }
  
  //give back what we found
  const props = {
    license: pkg.license,
    author: author_name,
    description: pkg.description,
    program: pkg.name.split('/').pop()
  }
  
  // ^_^ woohoo...
  module.exports = props