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-# Welcome to Libre-RISC-V.
+# Welcome to LibreSoC
 
-This is a publicly editable wiki.
+> We're building a chip. A fast chip. A safe chip. A trusted chip.
 
-All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.
+> A chip with lots of peripherals. And a gpu. And an AI accelerator...
 
-This wiki is powered by [[ikiwiki]].
+> Oh and here, have the source code...
 
-This is the sitemap: [[sitemap]]
+Sounds cool? Learn more [here](who_we_are)
+
+# Our Team
+
+We are proud of our talented and diverse [team](current_members).
+
+# How Can I Help?
+
+1. First, join the
+[mailing list](http://lists.libre-riscv.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-riscv-dev),
+introduce yourself, and read through
+[recent posts](http://lists.libre-riscv.org/pipermail/libre-riscv-dev/)
+and the [[charter]].
+
+2. The next thing you should do is read through the [bugs
+list](http://bugs.libre-riscv.org) and see if there are any bugs that
+pique your interest.
+
+3. After that, go ahead and take a look at the resources section below. 
+Try and clone a repository with ``git clone https://git.libre-riscv.org/git/repositoryname.git``
+
+4. If you plan to do HDL work, you should familiarize yourself with our [[HDL_workflow]].
+
+5. We do have funding available (see [[nlnet]]) upon completion of issues -
+we are also working on procuring more funding which gets the project to
+nanometre scale tapeout.
+
+6. After all this, if you feel that Libre-SoC is a good cause that
+you would like to contribute to, add yourself to the [[current_members]]
+page, fill in some information about yourself, and join the mailing list
+and say hello.
+
+Also note that you can edit this wiki. See the last section of this page.
 
-----
+## Needed Skills
+
+Most labor is currently being applied to developing the GPU portion of
+the Libre-SoC.
+
+The highest priority needed at the moment is a c++ engineer to work on
+a MESA 3D driver. This will begin life similar to SwiftShader however
+retaining the vectorisation and predication intrinsics as well as hardware accelerated opcodes (all of which SwiftShader lacks)
+
+Medium to long-term we need HDL engineers. Particularly those familiar
+with nMigen or just python.  Most of the techniques being used require
+software engineering skills (OO design, polymorphism) than they do more
+traditional HDL programming skills. Basically if you have experience in 2
+of the following you'll do fine: python, nmigen, verilog/VHDL/gate-level
+design. See [[HDL_workflow]]
+
+Also, individuals with experience in formal mathematical verification
+are quite welcome.
+
+TODO: add a list of upcoming project tasks/milestones (link to
+bugtracker).
 
 # Resources
 
-* Mailing Lists <http://lists.libre-riscv.org> -
-  Archives at <http://lists.libre-riscv.org/pipermail>
-* Git repositories <http://git.libre-riscv.org>
-  may be cloned publicly with
-  git clone https://git.libre-riscv.org/git/repositoryname.git
-* Bugzilla at <http://bugs.libre-riscv.org/>
-* Further Information [[resources]]
+| Resource | Link |
+| --- | --- |
+| Bugs and Tasks | <http://bugs.libre-riscv.org/> |
+| Mailing Lists | <http://lists.libre-riscv.org> |
+| Archives | <http://lists.libre-riscv.org/pipermail> |
+| Git repositories | <http://git.libre-riscv.org> |
+| Kazan (Vulkan driver) | <https://salsa.debian.org/Kazan-team/kazan> |
+| Further Information | [[resources]] |
 
 # Main Pages
 
-* Libre-RISCV [[charter]]
+* Libre-SoC [[charter]]
 * [[shakti/m_class]]
 * [[alt_rvp]]
 * [[3d_gpu]]
@@ -38,3 +91,13 @@ This is the sitemap: [[sitemap]]
 * [Set-Up Instructions][1]
 
 [1]: https://libre-riscv.org/3d_gpu/spike_sv/
+
+# Wiki Structure
+
+This is a publicly editable wiki.
+
+All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.
+
+This wiki is powered by [[ikiwiki]].
+
+This is the sitemap: [[sitemap]]