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-NFD - Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon
-=============================================
+# NFD - Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon
 
+![Language](https://img.shields.io/badge/C%2B%2B-14-blue.svg)
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/named-data/NFD.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/named-data/NFD)
-
-For complete documentation, including step-by-step installation instructions and
-tutorials, please visit the [NFD homepage](https://named-data.net/doc/NFD/).
-
-If you are new to the NDN software community, please read README-dev.md and the
-[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+![Latest Version](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/named-data/NFD.svg?color=darkkhaki&label=latest%20version)
 
 ## Overview
 
 NFD is a network forwarder that implements and evolves together with the Named Data
-Networking (NDN) [protocol](https://named-data.net/doc/ndn-tlv/).  After the initial
-release, NFD will become a core component of the
-[NDN Platform](https://named-data.net/codebase/platform/) and will follow the same release
-cycle.
-
-NFD is an open and free software package licensed under GPL 3.0 license and is the
-centerpiece of our committement to making NDN's core technology open and free to all
-Internet users and developers.  For more information about the licensing details and
-limitation, refer to
-[`COPYING.md`](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/COPYING.md).
-
-NFD is developed by a community effort.  Although the first release was mostly done by the
-members of [NSF-sponsored NDN project team](https://named-data.net/project/participants/),
-it already contains significant contributions from people outside the project team (for
-more details, refer to
-[`AUTHORS.md`](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/AUTHORS.md)).  We strongly
-encourage participation from all interested parties, since broader community support is
-key for NDN to succeed as a new Internet architecture.  Bug reports and feedback are
-highly appreciated and can be made through
-[Redmine site](https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd) and the
-[ndn-interest mailing list](http://www.lists.cs.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/ndn-interest).
+Networking (NDN) [protocol](https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/current/).
+Since the initial public release in 2014, NFD has been a core component of the
+[NDN Platform](https://named-data.net/codebase/platform/).
 
 The main design goal of NFD is to support diverse experimentation of NDN technology.  The
 design emphasizes *modularity* and *extensibility* to allow easy experiments with new
@@ -45,3 +22,33 @@
 up with the NDN protocol spec, and addition of other new features. We hope to keep the
 modular framework stable and lean, allowing researchers to implement and experiment with
 various features, some of which may eventually work into the protocol spec.
+
+## Documentation
+
+See [`docs/INSTALL.rst`](docs/INSTALL.rst) for compilation and installation instructions.
+
+Extensive documentation is available on NFD's [homepage](https://named-data.net/doc/NFD/).
+
+## Reporting bugs
+
+Bug reports and feedback are highly appreciated and can be submitted through the
+[NFD issue tracker](https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/issues) or the
+[ndn-interest mailing list](http://www.lists.cs.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/ndn-interest).
+
+## Contributing
+
+NFD is developed by a community effort.  Although the first release was mostly done by the
+members of [NSF-sponsored NDN project team](https://named-data.net/project/participants/),
+it already contains significant contributions from people outside the project team (see
+[`AUTHORS.md`](AUTHORS.md)).  We strongly encourage participation from all interested parties,
+since broader community support is key for NDN to succeed as a new Internet architecture.
+
+If you are new to the NDN software community, please read [`README-dev.md`](README-dev.md)
+and the [Contributor's Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.
+
+## License
+
+NFD is an open and free software package licensed under the GPL version 3 and is the
+centerpiece of our committement to making NDN's core technology open and free to all
+Internet users and developers.  For more information about the licensing details and
+limitations, refer to [`COPYING.md`](COPYING.md).