README updates (closes #80)

README.md

@@ -1,27 +1,13 @@
 # pkgconf [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/pkgconf/pkgconf.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/pkgconf/pkgconf)
 
-pkgconf is a tool and framework (`libpkgconf`) which provides compiler and linker configuration for
+`pkgconf` is a program which helps to configure compiler and linker flags for
-development frameworks.
+development frameworks.  It is similar to pkg-config from freedesktop.org.
 
-## general summary
+`libpkgconf` is a library which provides access to most of `pkgconf`'s functionality, to allow
+other tooling such as compilers and IDEs to discover and use frameworks configured by
+pkgconf.
 
-pkgconf is a program which helps to configure compiler and linker flags for
+## using `pkgconf` with autotools
-development frameworks.
-
-It is similar to pkg-config, but was written from scratch in the summer of 2011
-to replace pkg-config, which for a while needed itself to build itself (they have
-since included a 'stripped down copy of glib 2.0')  Since then we have worked on
-improving pkg-config for embedded use.
-
-If you're wondering what pkg-config is useful for, you might find the tutorial/guide
-docs for [legacy pkg-config][pcdocs] useful.
-
-   [pcdocs]: http://people.freedesktop.org/~dbn/pkg-config-guide.html
-
-`libpkgconf` is a library which allows other tools, such as compilers and IDEs, to
-discover and use frameworks configured by pkgconf.
-
-## usage
 
 Implementations of pkg-config, such as pkgconf, are typically used with the
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES autoconf macro.  As far as we know, pkgconf is
@@ -39,7 +25,7 @@ can run:
 
     $ export PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkgconf
 
-## technical design (why pkgconf is better for distros)
+## comparison of `pkgconf` and `pkg-config` dependency resolvers
 
 pkgconf builds an acyclic directed dependency graph.  This allows for the user
 to more conservatively link their binaries -- which may be helpful in some 
@@ -50,11 +36,7 @@ other hand builds a database of all known pkg-config files on the system before
 attempting to resolve dependencies, which is a considerably slower and less
 efficient design.
 
-pkgconf also does not bundle any third-party libraries or depend on any third-party
+## linker flags optimization
-libraries, making it a great tool for embedded systems and distributions with
-security concerns.
-
-## other differences versus pkg-config
 
 As previously mentioned, pkgconf makes optimizations to the linker flags in both the
 case of static and shared linking in order to avoid overlinking binaries and also
@@ -68,13 +50,16 @@ Doing so is discouraged by the [freedesktop tutorial][fd-tut] anyway.
 
    [fd-tut]: http://people.freedesktop.org/~dbn/pkg-config-guide.html
 
-Beyond that, we do not provide bug-level compatibility with pkg-config.  What that means
+## compatibility with pkg-config
-is, if you feel that there is a legitimate regression verses pkg-config, do let us know,
+
-but also make sure that the .pc files are valid and follow the rules of the
+We do not provide bug-level compatibility with pkg-config.
-[pkg-config tutortial][fd-tut], as most likely fixing them to follow the specified
+
+What that means is, if you feel that there is a legitimate regression versus pkg-config,
+do let us know, but also make sure that the .pc files are valid and follow the rules of
+the [pkg-config tutortial][fd-tut], as most likely fixing them to follow the specified
 rules will solve the problem.
 
-## compiling
+## compiling `pkgconf` and `libpkgconf`
 
 pkgconf is basically compiled the same way any other autotools-based project is
 compiled:
@@ -105,6 +90,9 @@ to make this determination themselves.
 
 Release tarballs are available at <http://rabbit.dereferenced.org/~nenolod/distfiles/>.
 
+Please do not use the github tarballs as they are not pristine (instead generated by github everytime
+a download occurs).
+
 ## reporting bugs
 
 See <https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/issues>.