-If you have a feature idea/request, please send it to the
-[mailing list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch). You
-don't have to be subscribed to send, although there might be a delay
-for non-subscribers.
+Please send bug reports and feature requests to the [Notmuch mailing
+list](https://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch)
+<mailto:notmuch@notmuchmail.org>.
+
+For hints about troubleshooting and bug reporting see [[bugs]].
+
+Please see the [nmbug status page](http://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/) for
+lists of [known bugs](http://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/#Bugs) and [feature
+requests](http://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/#Wish-list).
+
+## Development and Contributing
+
+All of the code for Notmuch is available as [free
+software](https://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html) released
+under the GNU [GPL version
+3](https://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html). The latest
+versions can be checked out via git with this command:
+
+ git clone git://notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch
+
+You can browse the [Notmuch code history
+online](https://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch). A notification is sent to the
+[notmuch-commits mailing
+list](https://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch-commits) for every commit
+made to Notmuch and the notmuchmail.org web site. [The Notmuch OpenHub project
+page](https://www.openhub.net/p/notmuch) has a nice summary of the codebase and
+activity.
+
+Continuous integration build and test suite status: [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/notmuch/notmuch.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/notmuch/notmuch)
+
+Contributions, such as patches, to Notmuch are most welcome. Please refer to the
+[[guide to contributing|contributing]].