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-What is it?
-===========
+What it is
+==========
 
 It is a software for the (semiautomatic) analysis and filtering of
 force curves. Force curves are the output of an analytical technique
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ today, there is no standard, free software for the analysis of force
 curves. Hooke aims to solve that.
 
 
-What it does?
-=============
+What it does
+============
 
   * View, annotate, measure force curves
   * Worm-like chain and freely-jointed chain fit of force peaks
@@ -19,18 +19,22 @@ What it does?
   * Handles force-clamp force experiments (experimental)
   * It is extensible by users by mean of plugins and drivers
 
-See the Google Code website for more details
-  http://code.google.com/p/hooke/
+See `Hooke's Google Code homepage`_ for more details.
+
+.. _Hooke's Google Code homepage: http://code.google.com/p/hooke/
 
 
-How do you make it work?
-========================
+How it works
+============
 
-See the doc/USAGE file distributed with hooke.
+See the doc/tutorial.txt file distributed with Hooke, or the `online
+docs`_.
 
+.. _online docs: http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~wking/rsrch/hooke/
 
-Is this published in some peer-reviewed journal?
-================================================
+
+Where it's published
+====================
 
 Sandal M, Benedetti F, Brucale M, Gomez-Casado A, Samorì B.
 "Hooke: an open software platform for force spectroscopy."
@@ -44,9 +48,15 @@ Troubleshooting
 ===============
 
 If you have troubles in using it, before throwing it in the trash:
-  1) try look at the TroubleShooting page or in the discussion group
-  2) ask a question in the discussion group!
-http://groups.google.com/group/hookesoftware
+
+1. Search the `issue tracker
+   <http://code.google.com/p/hooke/issues/list>`_.
+2. Look at the `troubleshooting wiki page
+   <http://code.google.com/p/hooke/wiki/TroubleShooting>`_.
+3. Search the `discussion group
+   <http://groups.google.com/group/hookesoftware>`_.
+4. Ask a question in the discussion group.
+5. File a bug on the issue tracker.
 
 
 Disclaimer
@@ -55,5 +65,27 @@ Disclaimer
 Remember that Hooke is still experimental software! It has been mostly
 done to fit the needs of its authors, and there is no guarantee it
 will do what you need. However, you can write us/help us improve it so
-that it does. We aim to make of Hooke a little, universal tool that
-can help your research.
+that it does. We aim to make of Hooke a robust tool that can help your
+research.
+
+
+Source
+======
+
+Hooke is available as a Git_ repository::
+
+    $ git clone git://tremily.us/hooke.git
+
+See the docs_ for installation details.
+
+
+Licensing
+=========
+
+Hooke is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License, either
+version 3 of the License (COPYING and COPYING.LESSER), or (at your
+option) any later version.
+
+
+.. _Git: http://git-scm.com/
+.. _docs: http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~wking/unfolding-disasters/posts/Hooke/html/