-Otherwise, if you're a developer of an existing email program and
-would love a good library interface for fast, global search with
-support for arbitrary tags, then Notmuch also may be exactly what
-you've been looking for.
-
-Either way, please feel free to jump in. All of the code for Notmuch
-is available as <a
-href="http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html">free
-software</a> released under the GNU
-<a href="http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html">GPL version
-3</a>. The latest versions
-can be checked out via git with this command:
-
- git clone git://notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch
-
-Or you can browse the <a
-href="http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch">Notmuch code history</a>
-online. And finally, you can <a
-href="http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch-commits">subscribe
-to the notmuch-commits list</a> to watch every commit made to notmuch
-(and to the notmuchmail.org web site).
-
-Patches are most welcome and should be sent to notmuch@notmuchmail.org.
-Please try to follow the [patch submission guidelines of the Git
-project](http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=blob;f=Documentation/SubmittingPatches;hb=HEAD)
-when submitting patches to notmuch. We are currently test-driving a [Patchwork
-instance](http://patchwork.notmuchmail.org/project/notmuch) to help us keep track
-of [the patches](http://patchwork.notmuchmail.org/project/notmuch/list).
+If you're a developer of an existing email program and would love a
+good library interface for fast, global search with support for
+arbitrary tags, then Notmuch also may be exactly what you've been
+looking for.
+
+## News
+
+[[The latest news from notmuch|news]]
+
+## Documentation
+
+To get started with notmuch, just run "notmuch" at the command line.
+The configuration wizard will walk you through initial setup,
+including specifying the location of your mail store and how to start
+the initial indexing. After that, come back and checkout our docs:
+
+ * [[Notmuch manual pages|manpages]]
+ * [[General how-tos|howto]]
+ * [[Searching]]
+ * [[Excluding and deleting messages|excluding]]
+ * [[Initial tagging|Initial_Tagging]]
+ * [[Tips for using notmuch within Emacs|emacstips]]
+ * [[Remote usage|remoteusage]]
+ * [[Performance|performance]]
+
+Apart from the wiki, help is available via email and on IRC (see
+below). Join the mailing list. Read the archives. Ask questions.
+
+## Email clients and front ends
+
+Notmuch ships with a powerful set of [[command-line tools|manpages]], an
+[[email client for Emacs|emacstips]], another
+[client for vim](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch/blob/HEAD:/vim/README),
+and a [[Mutt integration script|notmuch-mutt]].
+
+There are also many other [[email clients and frontends|frontends]] based on
+Notmuch.
+
+## Screenshots
+
+* [[Emacs UI screenshots|screenshots]]
+
+## Obtaining Notmuch
+
+[Notmuch source releases](http://notmuchmail.org/releases/) are available as
+source tar balls.
+
+Notmuch is packaged for the following distributions:
+
+* [Debian](http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=notmuch) (Please use at
+ least the packages from squeeze-backports, squeeze packages are very
+ outdated!)
+* [Fedora](https://community.dev.fedoraproject.org/packages/notmuch)
+* [Gentoo](http://packages.gentoo.org/package/net-mail/notmuch)
+* [Slackware](http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.37/office/notmuch/)
+* [Ubuntu](http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=notmuch)
+
+## Development and Contributing
+
+All of the code for Notmuch is available as [free
+software](http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html) released
+under the GNU [GPL version
+3](http://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](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch). And
+finally, you can
+[subscribe to the `notmuch-commits` list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch-commits)
+to watch every commit made to notmuch and the notmuchmail.org web
+site.
+
+We have a [buildbot](http://buildbot.notmuchmail.org/grid) (here's
+its
+[configuration](https://github.com/tomprince/buildbot-configs/tree/notmuch)).
+
+Contributions, such as patches, to Notmuch are most welcome. Please refer to the
+[[guide to contributing|contributing]].
+
+## Bug and patch tracking
+
+The tagging and filtering features of notmuch make it quite suitable
+for use as a bug- and patch-tracker. We are currently experimenting
+with using it for this purpose for notmuch development, using a
+utility called [[nmbug]]. The status of bugs and current patches can also be
+followed [online](http://nmbug.tethera.net/status).
+
+Bug reports should be sent to the Notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org.
+
+## Contact: Email & IRC