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+Apache Wave Documentation
+--------------------------
+The Apache Wave project is a stand alone wave server and rich web client
+that serves as a Wave reference implementation.
+Apache Wave site: http://incubator.apache.org/wave/
+This project lets developers and enterprise users run wave servers and
+host waves on their own hardware. And then share those waves with other
+wave servers.
+
+Here you will find (eventually) all the documentation on building, installing,
+running, managing and contributing to Apache Wave.
+
+In the meantime, please continue to use the existing documentation that can be
+found on our [website](http://incubator.apache.org/wave), in the [wiki](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WAVE/Home),
+and at [Wave Protocol (old website)](http://www.waveprotocol.org).
