-# IPFire
+# IPFire 2.x - The Open Source Firewall
# What is IPFire?
-IPFire is a hardened, versatile, state-of-the-art Open Source firewall based on Linux. Its ease of use, high performance in any scenario and extensibility make it usable for everyone. For a full list of features have a look [here](https://www.ipfire.org/features).
-This repository contains the source code which is used to build the whole distribution from scratch.
+IPFire is a hardened, versatile, state-of-the-art Open Source firewall based on
+Linux. Its ease of use, high performance in any scenario and extensibility make
+it usable for everyone. For a full list of features have a look [here](https://www.ipfire.org/features).
+
+This repository contains the source code of IPFire 2.x which is used to build
+the whole distribution from scratch, since IPFire is not based on any other
+distribution.
# Where can I get IPFire?
# How do I use this software?
-We have a long and detailed wiki located [here](https://wiki.ipfire.org/) which should answers most of your questions.
+We have a long and detailed wiki located [here](https://wiki.ipfire.org/) which
+should answers most of your questions.
# But I have some questions left. Where can I get support?
-You can ask your question at our community located [here](https://community.ipfire.org/).
-A complete list of our support options can be found [here](https://www.ipfire.org/support)
+You can ask your question at our community located [here](https://community.ipfire.org/).
+A complete list of our support channels can be found [here](https://www.ipfire.org/support).
# How can I contribute?
We have another document for this. Please look [here](doc/CONTRIBUTING.md).
-
-
# How can I help?
-You can help in numerous ways. This document should give you an overview of what is possible and how you can get involved.
-It will **not** give you all information you need to successfully contribute to avoid content duplication between this document and our [wiki](https://wiki.ipfire.org/).
-Instead, it should guide you to the right places to look for further information.
+You can help in numerous ways. This document should give you an overview of what
+is possible and how you can get involved. It will **not** give you all information
+you need to successfully contribute to avoid content duplication between this
+document and our [wiki](https://wiki.ipfire.org/). Instead, it should guide you
+to the right places to look for further information.
## Development
-All information is available in the [development section](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel) of our wiki. The following is a very short overview about the most important topics.
+All information is available in the [development section](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel)
+of our wiki. The following is a very short overview of the most important topics.
### Contact
-We use a mailing list development@lists.ipfire.org for our communication. For the list archive and registration, see [here](http://lists.ipfire.org/mailman/listinfo/development)
+We use the mailing list `<development@lists.ipfire.org>` for our communication. For the
+list archive and registration, see [here](http://lists.ipfire.org/mailman/listinfo/development).
-### Source Code
+### Source Code
-We use our own infrastructure for code hosting, located under git.ipfire.org. The GitHub repositories are **only** mirrors of the main repositories located under git.ipfire.org.
+We use our own infrastructure for code hosting, accessible at `git.ipfire.org`. The
+GitHub repositories are **only** mirrors of `git.ipfire.org`, available as a courtesy
+to the internet community.
### How to build the distribution?
-In order to contribute, you certainly need to build the distribution at some point. See [here](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel/ipfire-2-x/build-howto) for a long guide how to do that.
+In order to contribute, you certainly need to build the distribution at some point.
+See [here](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel/ipfire-2-x/build-howto) for a long guide
+how to do that.
-### Bugs
+### Reporting bugs
-We have a bug tracker located [here](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel/bugzilla). Further information can be found in our [wiki](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel/bugzilla).
-We do **not** use GitHub for tracking bugs.
+We have a bug tracker located [here](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel/bugzilla). Further
+information can be found in our [wiki](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel/bugzilla). We do
+**not** use GitHub for tracking bugs.
### Contribute changes to the source code
-First: **we do not accept GitHub pull requests!** We are working with patches which are sent to our mailing list development@lists.ipfire.org .
-This process might be a bit tricky in the beginning. That's why you can find more information how to do this [here](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel/submit-patches)
+Unfortunately, we do not accept GitHub pull requests. Instead, we are working with patches
+which are sent to our mailing list `<development@lists.ipfire.org>`. This process might
+be a bit tricky in the beginning. That's why you can find more information how to do
+this [here](https://wiki.ipfire.org/devel/submit-patches).