From 80ed019db47baa520661a4a09193bde7d94b73d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:53:56 -0400
Subject: index.mdwn: New file.

---
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b62d23..abe0955 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ srcs = \
 	server.mdwn \
 	contact.mdwn \
 	resume.mdwn \
-	terms.mdwn
+	terms.mdwn \
+	index.mdwn
 objs = $(srcs:.mdwn=.html)
 
 .SUFFIXES:
diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3b59ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<!--#set var="title" value="" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/includes/header.html" -->
+
+<img src="work-area-portrait.240x240.png" alt="P. J. McDermott" class="photo">
+
+This is my personal Web site, which contains personal and professional
+information about me, technical guides on GNU/Linux and UNIX, and essays on
+computing ethics and freedom.
+
+About Me
+--------
+
+I am:
+
+  * A hacker (that is, a playful tinkerer interested in exploring the limits of
+    technology).
+  * A knowledgeable user of GNU/Linux.
+  * A competent software author.
+  * A fan of freely- and semi-freely-licensed heavy metal and rock music.
+  * A student in the [2012 Google Summer of Code][gsoc-2012] program [working
+    with the Debian Project][gsoc-appl].
+  * The leader of a project to develop a fully-free [embedded operating system
+    distribution][proteanos].
+  * [Associate member][fsf-am] #10830 of the Free Software Foundation.
+  * A recent university graduate with a degree in computer science.
+  * A self-taught student of U.S. and international copyright law and free
+    software licensing.
+  * The former leader of my university's undergraduate GNU/Linux special
+    interest group.
+  * Trained in karate.
+  * Licensed to operate motorboats.
+  * Certified for open water SCUBA diving.
+
+[gsoc-2012]: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012
+[gsoc-appl]: http://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2012/StudentApplications/PJMcDermott
+[proteanos]: http://www.proteanos.com/
+[fsf-am]: https://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=10830
+
+New
+---
+
+  * [A presentation on the disputed legal validity of software
+    contracts](talks/software-contracts/).
+  * [A workshop on the UNIX shell](guides/shell-workshop/) I gave at NJIT.
+
+To Come
+-------
+
+  * More essays on computing ethics and freedom.
+  * Technical guides on GNU/Linux, especially one related to the boot process
+    (an apparently popular topic with which I'm quite familiar).
+
+<!--#include virtual="/includes/footer.html" -->
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