-Welcome to the Flight Gear project.
-===================================
+Welcome to the FlightGear Flight Simulator project.
+===================================================
-The primary web page for this project is:
+The primary web page for this project is: http://www.flightgear.org
- http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt/fgfs
+For basic installation instructions see the "INSTALL" file.
-We are overhauling the make system and a lot of things are in a state of
-change, so let me know if you see incorrect information in the README's,
-extraneous files laying around, or any other anomylous things. The
-coordinator of this project is Curt Olson <curt@me.umn.edu>.
+Before you can run FlightGear you will also need to download and
+install the "base" package which is a collection of textures, sounds,
+sample scenery, and other data files needed by the sim.
-===================================
+For additional install help for specific platforms please browse the
+"docs-mini/" subdirectory.
-Please see .... for more information on ....
+More complete documentation is available from our web page as a
+separate distribution.
-- Authors & Thanks: List of the authors and contributors.
+Please take a look at the "Thanks" file for a list of people who have
+contributed to this project. If you have contributed something but
+don't find your name in this file. Please send a polite reminder to
+http://www.flightgear.org/~curt
-- COPYING: Copyright and usage terms and limits.
+For a summary of changes/additions by version see the "NEWS" file.
-- INSTALL: Generic install instructions
+This project is GPL'd. For complete details on our licensing please
+see the "COPYING" file.
-- NEWS: The latest news
+For information on available mailing lists, mailing list archives, and
+other available source code and documenation, please visit our web
+site.
-- README: This file
-
-- README.Unix: Hints and tips for compiling on Unix
-
-- README.Win32: Specific Win32 compiling information and instructions
-
-- README.autoconf: Info on updating the make system (adding new source
- files, etc.)
-
-- README.running: Minimalist info for running the simulator
+FlightGear is a product of the collaboration of large international
+group of volunteers. FlightGear is a work in progress. FlightGear
+comes with no warrantee. We hope you enjoy FlightGear and/or find it
+of some value!