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-ikiwiki is a wiki compiler. It converts a directory full of wiki pages
-into html pages suitable for publishing on a website. Unlike a traditional
-wiki, ikiwiki does not have its own means of storing page history, its own
-markup language, or support for editing pages online. 
+Ikiwiki is a **wiki compiler**. It converts wiki pages
+into HTML pages suitable for publishing on a website. Ikiwiki stores
+pages and hostory in a revision control system such as [[Subversion]]
+or [[Git]]. There are many other [[features]], including support for
+[[blogging|blog]], as well as a large array of [[plugins]].
 
-To use ikiwiki to set up a wiki, you will probably want to use it with a
-revision control system, such as [[Subversion]], for keeping track of past
-versions of pages. ikiwiki can run as a Subversion [[post-commit]] hook, so
-that each committed change to your wiki is immediatly compiled and
-published.
+[[template id=note text="""
+[[ikiwiki_logo|logo/ikiwiki.png]]  
+Quick links:  
+[[News]]  
+[[Download]]  
+[[Setup]]  
+[[Usage]]  
+[[Security]]  
+[[IkiWikiUsers]]  
+[[Contact]]  
+"""]]
 
-See [[Features]] for a current list of ikiwiki's features. [[WhyIkiWiki]]
-might be useful if you're considering using this.
+### using ikiwiki
 
-[[Subversion]] also offers a way to let others edit pages on your wiki.
-Just configure subversion to let appropriate users (or everyone) commit to
-the wiki's repository. There are some things you should keep in mind about
-[[Security]] when allowing the world to edit your ikiwiki.
+[[Setup]] has a tutorial for setting up ikiwiki, and [[Usage]] documents
+the parameters and usage of the ikiwiki program. There are some
+[[examples]] of things you can do with ikiwiki, and some [[tips]].
 
-[[Setup]] has a tutorial for setting up ikiwki.
+All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.
 
-[[TODO]] lists things that need to be added to ikiwiki before most people
-would consider it a full-fledged wiki.
+### developer resources
 
-All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does to.
+The [[RoadMap]] describes where the project is going.
+[[Bugs]], [[TODO]] items, [[wishlist]] items, and [[patches]]
+can be submitted and tracked using this wiki.
 
-ikiwiki is developed by [[Joey]].
+ikiwiki is developed by [[Joey]] and many contributors,
+and is [[FreeSoftware]].