-## Development and Contributing
-
-All of the code for Notmuch is available as [free
-software](http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html) released
-under the GNU [GPL version
-3](http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html). The latest
-versions can be checked out via git with this command:
-
- git clone git://notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch
-
-You can browse the [Notmuch code history
-online](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch). A notification is sent to the
-[notmuch-commits mailing
-list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch-commits) for every commit
-made to Notmuch and the notmuchmail.org web site. [The Notmuch OpenHub project
-page](https://www.openhub.net/p/notmuch) has a nice summary of the codebase and
-activity.
-
-We have a [buildbot](http://buildbot.notmuchmail.org/grid) (here's
-its
-[configuration](https://github.com/tomprince/buildbot-configs/tree/notmuch)).
-
-Contributions, such as patches, to Notmuch are most welcome. Please refer to the
-[[guide to contributing|contributing]].
-