# HG changeset patch
# User Martin Geisler <mg@lazybytes.net>
# Date 1288173937 -7200
#      Wed Oct 27 12:05:37 2010 +0200
# Branch stable
# Node ID a9f91c844a3bd56439697777fde1148cf2a9d571
# Parent  5c6c10e6b5a67f59a56a8c0fb6ea016aeb44ad45
README: add small introduction

diff --git a/README b/README
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Mercurial
+=========
+
+Mercurial is a fast, easy to use, distributed revision control tool
+for software developers.
+
 Basic install:
 
  $ make            # see install targets