Update README.md to include where to download the MEAN.JS boilerplate

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Michael Cole
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## Quick Install
Once you've installed all the prerequisites, you're just a few steps away from starting to develop you MEAN application.
The easiest way to use MEAN.JS as a boilerplate is to download a copy from the [master branch on github][https://github.com/meanjs/mean/archive/master.zip].
```
$ wget https://github.com/meanjs/mean/archive/master.zip -O MEANJS.zip; unzip MEANJS.zip; rm MEANJS.zip
```
Rename `mean-master` after your project and create your own git repo. If you'd like to contribute code back to MEAN.JS from your project, see here (tbd).
The first thing you should do is install the Node.js dependencies. The boilerplate comes pre-bundled with a package.json file that contains the list of modules you need to start your application, to learn more about the modules installed visit the NPM & Package.json section.
To install Node.js dependencies you're going to use npm again, in the application folder run this in the command-line: