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-gobgp
-=====
+GoBGP: BGP implementation in Go
+===============================
+
+GoBGP is an open source BGP implementation designed from scratch for
+modern environment and implemented in a modern programming language,
+[The Go Programming Language](http://golang.org/).
+
+Getting started
+===============
+Installing GoBGP is quite easy (only two commands!):
+
+```bash
+$ go get github.com/osrg/gobgp/gobgpd
+$ go get github.com/osrg/gobgp/gobgp
+```
+
+No dependency hell (library, package, etc) thanks to Go. Now ready to [configure](http://osrg.github.io/gobgp/get-started/).
+
+Contributing to GoBGP
+=====================
+Awesome! Create a pull request. No CLA, board members, governance, or
+other mess.
+
+Licensing
+=========
+GoBGP is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See
+[LICENSE](https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/blob/master/LICENSE) for the full
+license text.