Added AUTHORS.txt file and included my name in it.
Renamed  layout.blade.php to template.blade.php

app/views/layout.blade.php renamed to app/views/template.blade.php
Added the content to .gitignore

Added:
.env.*.php
.env.php
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db
Created hotfix for .gitignore

Replaced file contents with:
/bootstrap/compiled.php
/vendor