Documentation Cleanup in /Doc

Added some help text, and bumped version numbers.

Added a Readable Index for /Contrib

Fixing /Contrib Index URLs

Revert Version Numbers.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index 1238033fb7..378229b000 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -3,22 +3,15 @@ Bitcoin 0.8.2 BETA
 
 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Bitcoin Developers
 
+License
+---------------------
 Distributed under the [MIT/X11 software license](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php).
 This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the [OpenSSL Toolkit](http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
 cryptographic software written by Eric Young ([eay@cryptsoft.com](mailto:eay@cryptsoft.com)), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.
 
-
-Intro
----------------------
-Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is
-completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted
-parties.  Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly
-with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
-
-
 Setup
 ---------------------
-[Bitcoin-Qt](http://bitcoin.org/en/download) is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. However, it downloads and stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions; depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.
+[Bitcoin-Qt](http://bitcoin.org/en/download) is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. However, it downloads and stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions (which is currently several GBs); depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.
 
 ### Unix
 
@@ -44,10 +37,12 @@ Unpack the files into a directory and run bitcoin-qt.exe.
 * See the documentation at the [Bitcoin Wiki](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page)
 for help and more information.
 * Ask for help on [#bitcoin](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=bitcoin) on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client use [webchat here](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=bitcoin).
-* Ask for help on the [BitcoinTalk](https://bitcointalk.org/) forums.
+* Ask for help on the [BitcoinTalk](https://bitcointalk.org/) forums, in the [technical support board](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=4.0).
 
 Building
 ---------------------
+The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin on your native platform. They are not complete guide, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.
+
 - [Bitcoin-Qt Readme](readme-qt.md)
 - [OSX Build Notes](build-osx.md)
 - [Unix Build Notes](build-unix.md)
@@ -55,6 +50,8 @@ Building
 
 Development
 ---------------------
+The Bitcoin repo's [root README](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/README.md) contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
+
 - [Coding Guidelines](coding.md)
 - [Multiwallet Qt Development](multiwallet-qt.md)
 - [Release Notes](release-notes.md)