X-Git-Url: https://git.cworth.org/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=index.mdwn;h=9a09750b2e178250afa2406eb92d89afce258c04;hb=4f2481e3c1e193f931b015499040820e6ed0bdc2;hp=63a3e82f98d456d352780e7a322cd7902adfeea4;hpb=d4e8b3ca37a779342b52acae85a8d01573ef0dab;p=obsolete%2Fnotmuch-wiki

diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn
index 63a3e82..9a09750 100644
--- a/index.mdwn
+++ b/index.mdwn
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ looking for.
 
 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 now to start
-the initial indexing.  After that, come back and checkout how our
-docs:
+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]]
@@ -65,8 +64,8 @@ docs:
   * [[Remote usage|remoteusage]]
   * [[Performance|performance]]
 
-Apart from the wiki, help is available via email.  Join the mailing
-list.  Read the archives.  Ask questions.
+Apart from the wiki, help is available via email and on IRC (see
+below).  Join the mailing list.  Read the archives.  Ask questions.
 
 ## Screenshots
 
@@ -75,6 +74,8 @@ list.  Read the archives.  Ask questions.
 ## Packages
 
 * [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+  packages are very outdated!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/)
@@ -90,41 +91,44 @@ versions can be checked out via git with this command:
 
         git clone git://notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch
 
-You can browse the [Notmuch code
-history](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch) online. 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.
+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.
 
-Source code of notmuch releases can be downloaded [here](http://notmuchmail.org/releases/).
+Here are
+[source tar balls of notmuch releases](http://notmuchmail.org/releases/).
 
-There is a buildbot [here](http://buildbot.notmuchmail.org/grid) (configuration [here](https://github.com/tomprince/buildbot-configs/tree/notmuch)).
+We have a [buildbot](http://buildbot.notmuchmail.org/grid) (here's
+its
+[configuration](https://github.com/tomprince/buildbot-configs/tree/notmuch)).
 
 ## Bug-tracking and patches
 
 Patches are most welcome and should be sent to notmuch@notmuchmail.org.
 Please try to follow the [[patch submission guidelines|patchformatting]]
-when submitting patches to notmuch.
+when submitting patches.
 
 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 current patches can also be followed [[online|http://nmbug.tethera.net/status]].
+utility called [[nmbug]].  The status of current patches can also be
+followed [online](http://nmbug.tethera.net/status).
 
 ## Contact: Email & IRC
 
 Comments? Please feel free to email the notmuch mailing list:
 notmuch@notmuchmail.org (subscription is not required, but you can
-subscribe to the [notmuch
-list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch) if you would
-like to). You can also browse the [online
-archives](http://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/) of the mailing
-list, read them as a [web forum
-(nabble)](http://notmuch.198994.n3.nabble.com/), or download an
-[mbox file](http://notmuchmail.org/archives/notmuch.mbox) of the entire
-mailing-list.
+also subscribe to the
+[notmuch mailing list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch)). You
+can also browse the
+[online list archives](http://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/),
+read them as a
+[web forum (nabble)](http://notmuch.198994.n3.nabble.com/), or
+download an [mbox file](http://notmuchmail.org/archives/notmuch.mbox)
+of the entire mailing-list.
 
 The `mb2md` utility can be used to convert the archives to maildir
 format which is convenient for reading the archives within notmuch
@@ -142,6 +146,5 @@ but it's a nice way to collect ideas.
 
 ## Website
 
-This wiki is maintained using
-[ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). Instructions on how to edit it can be
-found [[here|wikiwriteaccess]].
+This wiki is maintained using [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). Here are
+[[instructions on how to edit the wiki|wikiwriteaccess]].