Merge branch 'master' of github.com:rakudo/star

4 files changed, 35 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/skel/build/Makefile.in b/skel/build/Makefile.in
index 679f99c..e3fffe7 100644
--- a/skel/build/Makefile.in
+++ b/skel/build/Makefile.in
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ MODULES = \
   modules/perl6-Term-ANSIColor \
   modules/Algorithm-Viterbi \
   modules/test-mock \
+  modules/Perl6-MIME-Base64 \
+  modules/perl6-lwp-simple \
 
 all: rakudo
 
diff --git a/skel/docs/CREDITS b/skel/docs/CREDITS
index 87f48a5..f933c37 100644
--- a/skel/docs/CREDITS
+++ b/skel/docs/CREDITS
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     works.  It is sorted by name and formatted to allow easy
     grepping and beautification by scripts.
     The fields are: name (N), email (E), web-address (W),
-    description (D), subversion username (U) and snail-mail
+    description (D), repository username (U) and snail-mail
     address (S).
 
         Thanks,
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ N: Carl Masak
 E: cmasak@gmail.com
 U: masak
 
+N: Jonathan Scott Duff
+U: perlpilot
+E: duff@pobox.com
+
 N: Jonathan Worthington
 U: jnthn
 E: jnthn@jnthn.net
@@ -46,4 +50,8 @@ E: cxreg@pobox.com
 U: cxreg
 D: Bugfixes and moral support
 
+N: Tadeusz Sośnierz
+E: tadzikes@gmail.com
+U: tadzik
+
 =cut
diff --git a/skel/docs/external-documentation b/skel/docs/external-documentation
deleted file mode 100644
index d591479..0000000
--- a/skel/docs/external-documentation
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-Here are some useful links to a knowledge source not included in
-Rakudo Star, yet helpful and especially useful for beginners.
-
-* Perl 5 to 6
-  http://perlgeek.de/en/article/5-to-6
-
-Series of articles by Moritz Lenz giving an excellent introduction
-to Perl 6 for Perl 5 programmers, focusing on the changed things
-and underlining the caveats.
-
-* Perl 6 Advent Calendar
-  http://perl6advent.wordpress.com/
-
-Series of articles showing "Something cool about Perl 6 every day".
-Advent Calendar shows some nice new features of Perl 6, explains
-the new operators and shows many interesting, challenging examples
-of their usage.
-
-* Gabor Szabo's screencasts
-  http://szabgab.com/perl6.html#screencast
-
-In his screencasts, Gabor Szabo shows a baby-steps introduction
-to Perl 6, showing code examples and executing them to show their
-effect on the screen. A great introduction if you'd like to start
-from the very beginning and explore Perl 6 piece by piece.
diff --git a/skel/docs/introduction b/skel/docs/introduction
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b67d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skel/docs/introduction
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+How to start using Perl 6
+=========================
+
+If you alredy know Perl 5, the "Perl 5 to 6" series of articles [1]
+aimed at people familiar with Perl 5, will show you the most
+significant changes, step by step.
+
+If You're completely new to Perl, Gabor Szabo's screencasts [2] will
+introduce you to Perl 6 from the very beginning, showing the effects
+of every example in real time.
+
+In both cases You'll probably be interested in Perl 6 Advent
+Calendar [3], showing "something cool about Perl 6 every day".
+Advent Calendar shows some nice new features of Perl 6, explains
+the new operators and shows many interesting, challenging examples
+of their usage.
+
+For a more official source of information, the formal specification
+of Perl 6 [4] is also available for reading.
+
+[1] http://perlgeek.de/en/article/5-to-6
+[2] http://szabgab.com/perl6.html#screencast
+[3] http://perl6advent.wordpress.com/
+[4] http://perlcabal.org/syn/