Add an introductory paragraph to the top-level of the website.

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 [[!img notmuch-logo.png alt="Notmuch logo" class="left"]]
-# Notmuch -- The mail indexer
+# Notmuch -- Just an email system
+
+Nomcuh is an email sytem that provides fast, global search of a local
+email store. It provides command-line access for easy scripting, as
+well as full-featured interfaces within consoles (or within text
+editors such as emacs). It also provides a clean, library-interface in
+C so that its functionality could be added to existing email programs.
 
 ## Why Notmuch?
 
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 Contributions, such as patches, to Notmuch are most welcome. Please refer to the
 [[guide to contributing|contributing]].
 
-## Bug and patch tracking
+## Troubleshooting and reporting bugs
 
-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).
+For hints about troubleshooting and bug reporting see [[bugs]].
 
-Bug reports should be sent to the Notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org.
+For a list of known bugs see the [[nmbug status page|http://nmbug.tethera.net/status/#Bugs]]
 
 ## Contact: Email & IRC