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+# What is this?
+
+This repository contains the docs for each of the Docker official images.  See
+[docker-library/official-images](https://github.com/docker-library/official-images)
+for the configuration how the images are built.  To see all of the official
+images go to the
+[hub](https://registry.hub.docker.com/repos/stackbrew/?&s=alphabetical).
+
+# How do I add a new image's docs
+
+- create a folder for my image: `mkdir myimage`
+- create a `README-short.txt` (required, 100 char max)
+- create a `content.md` (required, 80 col wrap)
+- create a `license.md` (required, 80 col wrap)
+- add a `logo.png` (recommended)
+- edit `update.sh` as needed (see below)
+- run `./update.sh myimage` to generate `myimage/README.md`
+
+# What are all these files?
+
+## `update.sh`
+
+This is the main script used to generate the `README.md` files for each image.
+The generated file is committed along with the files used to generate it (see
+below on what customizations are available).  When a new image is added that is
+not under the `docker-library` namespace on GitHub, a new entry must be added to
+the `otherRepos` array in this script.  Accepted arguments are which image(s)
+you want to update and no arguments to update all of them.
+
+## `push.pl`
+
+This is used by us to push the actual content of the READMEs to the Docker Hub
+as special access is required to modify the Hub description contents.
+
+## `generate-dockerfile-links-partial.sh`
+
+This script is used by `update.sh` to create the "Supported tags and respective
+`Dockerfile` links" section of each generated `README.md` from the information
+in the [official-images `library/`
+manifests](https://github.com/docker-library/official-images/tree/master/library).
+
+## `generate-repo-stub-readme.sh`
+
+This is used to generate a simple `README.md` to put in the image's repo.
+Argument is the name of the image, like `golang` and it then outputs the readme
+to standard out.
+
+## folder `<image name>`
+
+This is where all the partial and generated files for a given image reside, (ex:
+`golang/`).
+
+## `README-template.md` and `user-feedback.md`
+
+These files are the templates used in building the `<image name>/README.md`
+file, in combination with the individual image's files.
+
+## `<image name>/content.md`
+
+This file contains the main content of your readme.  The basic parts you should
+have are a "What Is" section and a "How To" section.   See the doc on [Official
+Repos](https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/official_repos/#a-long-description)
+for more information on long description.  The issues and contribution section
+is generated by the script but can be overridden.  The following is a basic
+layout:
+
+    # What is XYZ?
+    
+    // about what the contained software is
+    
+    %%LOGO%%
+    
+    # How to use this image
+    
+    // descriptions and examples of common use cases for the image
+    // make use of subsections as necessary
+
+## `<image name>/README-short.txt`
+
+This is the short description for the docker hub, limited to 100 characters in a
+single line.
+
+> Go (golang) is a general purpose, higher-level, imperative programming language.
+
+## `<image name>/logo.png`
+
+Logo for the contained software.  Specifications can be found in the docs on
+[Official Repos](https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/official_repos/#a-logo)
+
+## `<image name>/license.md`
+
+This file should contain a link to the license for the main software in the
+image, wrapped to 80 columns.  Here is an example for golang:
+
+    View [license information](http://golang.org/LICENSE)
+    for the software contained in this image.
+
+## `<image name>/user-feedback.md`
+
+This file is an optional override of the default `user-feedback.md` for those
+repositories with different issue and contributing policies.
+
+## `<image name>/mailing-list.md`
+
+This file is snippet that gets inserted into the user feedback section to
+provide and extra way to get help, like a mailing list.  Here is an example from
+the Postgres image:
+
+    on the [mailing list](http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists/subscribe/) or
+
+# Issues and Contributing
+
+If you would like to make a new Official Image, be sure to follow the
+[guidelines](https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/official_repos/) and talk to
+partners@docker.com.
+
+Feel free to make a pull request for fixes and improvements to current
+documentation.  For questions or problems on this repo come talk to us via the
+`#docker-library` IRC channel on [Freenode](https://freenode.net) or open up an
+issue.