Short Readme
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dd585a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<!--
+
+ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+-->
+
+# Apache NetBeans Native Launchers
+
+##
+
+To build binaries, only Linux OS is known to work, using the MinGW project. On Ubuntu,
+this may work to install suitable MinGW:
+
+```
+$ apt install mingw-w64 mingw-w64-tools
+```
+
+The command to build the launchers:
+
+```
+$ mvn clean install
+```
+
+## Get In Touch
+
+[Subscribe](mailto:users-subscribe@netbeans.apache.org) or [mail](mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org) the [users@netbeans.apache.org](mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org) list - Ask questions, find answers, and also help other users.
+
+[Subscribe](mailto:dev-subscribe@netbeans.apache.org) or [mail](mailto:dev@netbeans.apache.org) the [dev@netbeans.apache.org](mailto:dev@netbeans.apache.org) list - Join developement discussions, propose new ideas and connect with contributors.
+
+## Reporting Bugs
+
+Bugs should be reported to https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/NETBEANS/issues/
+
