diff --git a/modules/conf_setup.py b/modules/conf_setup.py
index d8f033d..d402443 100644
--- a/modules/conf_setup.py
+++ b/modules/conf_setup.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def _backup_readmes():
     dest_readmes = configuration.tools.fabric.templates.readmes
 
     source_readmes = os.path.join(
-        configuration.paths.project.root, 'scripts', 'readmes')
+        configuration.paths.project.root, 'share', 'readmes')
 
     copy_directories(source_readmes, dest_readmes)
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def _modify_configuration(branch):
 
     config_yaml['nginx']['port'] = 'NGINX_PORT'
 
-    if hasattr(config_yaml['virtualenv'], 'name'):
+    if 'name' in config_yaml['virtualenv']:
         config_yaml['virtualenv']['name'] = 'PROJECT_NAME'
 
     return config_yaml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def deploy_readmes():
 
     dest_readmes = os.path.join(
         configuration.paths.project.root,
-        'scripts', 'readmes')
+        'share', 'readmes')
 
     copy_directories(source_readmes, dest_readmes)
 
diff --git a/modules/docker.py b/modules/docker.py
index d7a41b9..77a672d 100644
--- a/modules/docker.py
+++ b/modules/docker.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def start(create=False):
 @task
 def stop(remove=False):
     """
+    remove=False
     this will start the docker container referenced by container_type
 
     NOTE: you should have created it with the docker.create method above
diff --git a/modules/initialize.py b/modules/initialize.py
index c7fefb5..a332b51 100644
--- a/modules/initialize.py
+++ b/modules/initialize.py
@@ -433,8 +433,6 @@ def get_config(branchname):
 
     _init_docker(dataobject, layout, config)
 
-    _init_overrides(dataobject, layout, config)
-
     #
     # maintenance commands
 
@@ -899,75 +897,6 @@ def _init_docker(configuration, layout, config):
                 config['docker']['database']['env']['name']
 
 
-def _init_overrides(configuration, layout, config):
-
-    #
-    # overrides - this is where we specify what unusual overrides we need to do
-
-    # NOTE:
-    # the purpose of the override code is to allow us to contain project
-    # specific information outside of the "scripts" directory.  One of the
-    # biggest challenges with setting up multiple projects using the current
-    # fabric scripts is making the fabric scripts project-independent
-    #
-    # I am hoping that by abstracting the override code from the rest of the
-    # fabric scripts I can achieve that goal
-
-    configuration.addbranch("overrides")
-
-    configuration.paths.addbranch("overrides")
-
-    configuration.paths.overrides.addbranch("templates")
-
-    configuration.paths.overrides.templates.root = os.path.join(
-        configuration.paths.project.root,
-        layout["paths"]["extras"]["templates"])
-
-    configuration.paths.overrides.modules = os.path.join(
-        configuration.paths.project.root,
-        layout["paths"]["extras"]["modules"])
-
-    # print configuration.paths.overrides.modules
-
-    configuration.overrides.addbranch("modules")
-
-    configuration.paths.overrides.templates.files = os.path.join(
-        configuration.paths.overrides.templates.root,
-        "files")
-
-    configuration.paths.overrides.templates.build = os.path.join(
-        configuration.paths.overrides.templates.root,
-        "build")
-
-    # NOTE:
-    # this is the code where we append the override path to the current sys
-    # path.  After we do that, we load up the initialization code that is
-    # specific to this project (if any).
-
-    # check to see if overrides is in the configuration
-    # if not, just return
-
-    import sys
-    sys.path.append(configuration.paths.overrides.modules)
-    import override
-    override.initialize(configuration, config, layout, env)
-
-    # import utils
-    # location = "initialize._init_override"
-
-    # utils.print_console("beg debug %s" % location)
-    # print "paths.project.root               : %s" \
-    #     % configuration.paths.project.root
-
-    # print "paths.overrides.templates.root   : %s"  \
-    #     % configuration.paths.overrides.templates.root
-
-    # print "paths.overrides.modules          : %s"  \
-    #     % configuration.paths.overrides.modules
-
-    # utils.print_console("end debug %s" % location)
-
-
 @task
 def create_local(branch=None):
 
diff --git a/modules/maintenance.py b/modules/maintenance.py
index e0db990..1ce1506 100644
--- a/modules/maintenance.py
+++ b/modules/maintenance.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def _get_configuration_path(name, branch):
             "value such from %s" % (name, param_list)
 
     META_DIR = os.path.join(
-        get_project_root(), 'scripts', 'meta', 'configuration')
+        get_project_root(), 'usr', 'meta', 'configuration')
 
     if name == "config":
 
diff --git a/share/templates/conf/django/files/settings.jinja2 b/share/templates/conf/django/files/settings.jinja2
index 02c186c..be1fd74 100644
--- a/share/templates/conf/django/files/settings.jinja2
+++ b/share/templates/conf/django/files/settings.jinja2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, os.pardir))
 # infomration for the settings file
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(
-    PROJECT_ROOT, 'scripts', 'tools', 'fabric', 'modules'))
+    PROJECT_ROOT, 'usr', 'bin', 'fabric', 'modules'))
 
 #
 # add an "apps" directory to this project, which is where all the apps
diff --git a/share/templates/conf/gunicorn/files/settings.jinja2 b/share/templates/conf/gunicorn/files/settings.jinja2
index 02c186c..be1fd74 100644
--- a/share/templates/conf/gunicorn/files/settings.jinja2
+++ b/share/templates/conf/gunicorn/files/settings.jinja2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, os.pardir))
 # infomration for the settings file
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(
-    PROJECT_ROOT, 'scripts', 'tools', 'fabric', 'modules'))
+    PROJECT_ROOT, 'usr', 'bin', 'fabric', 'modules'))
 
 #
 # add an "apps" directory to this project, which is where all the apps
diff --git a/share/templates/meta/development.yml b/share/templates/meta/development.yml
index 2767f8d..2eb3962 100644
--- a/share/templates/meta/development.yml
+++ b/share/templates/meta/development.yml
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ project:
 rootpath: /usr/local/var/www
 supervisor:
   paths: {conf: /usr/local/etc/supervisor/conf.d}
-virtualenv: {name: debates_eu, workon: /Users/ronny/.virtualenvs}
+virtualenv: {name: PROJECT_NAME, workon: /Users/ronny/.virtualenvs}
diff --git a/share/templates/meta/layout.yml b/share/templates/meta/layout.yml
index 2822d37..a623210 100644
--- a/share/templates/meta/layout.yml
+++ b/share/templates/meta/layout.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ paths:
 
   tools:
     fabric:
-      root: "scripts/tools/fabric"
+      root: "usr/bin/fabric"
       templates:
         conf: "share/templates/conf"
         meta: "share/templates/meta"
@@ -26,16 +26,14 @@ paths:
 
   extras:
     code: "extras/scripts/code"
-    modules: "extras/scripts/code/modules"
-    templates: "extras/scripts/templates"
     fixtures: "extras/data/fixtures"
 
   templates:
-    conf: "scripts/conf"
+    conf: "usr/etc"
 
   logging: 
     django:
-      project: "extras/log"
+      project: "var/log"
       server: "django"
 
 logging:
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ modules:
   override: "override"
 
 virtualenv:
-  requirements: "scripts/meta/virtualenv"
+  requirements: "usr/meta/virtualenv"
 
   # directories containing templates
 templates: