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Author: steveklabnik

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branches/beta/README.md

@@ -87,11 +87,9 @@ fetch snapshots, and an OS that can execute the available snapshot binaries.
 
 Snapshot binaries are currently built and tested on several platforms:
 
-| Platform \ Architecture        | x86 | x86_64 |
-|--------------------------------|-----|--------|
-| Windows (7, 8, Server 2008 R2) | ✓   | ✓      |
-| Linux (2.6.18 or later)        | ✓   | ✓      |
-| OSX (10.7 Lion or later)       | ✓   | ✓      |
+* Windows (7, 8, Server 2008 R2), x86 and x86-64 (64-bit support added in Rust 0.12.0)
+* Linux (2.6.18 or later, various distributions), x86 and x86-64
+* OSX 10.7 (Lion) or greater, x86 and x86-64
 
 You may find that other platforms work, but these are our officially
 supported build environments that are most likely to work.

branches/beta/src/doc/index.md

@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ to jump to any particular section.
 
 # Getting Started
 
-If you haven't seen Rust at all yet, the first thing you should read is the
-introduction to [The Rust Programming Language](book/index.html). It'll give
-you a good idea of what Rust is like.
+If you haven't seen Rust at all yet, the first thing you should read is the [30
+minute intro](intro.html). It will give you an overview of the basic ideas of Rust
+at a high level.
 
-The book provides a lengthy explanation of Rust, its syntax, and its
-concepts. Upon completing the book, you'll be an intermediate Rust
-developer, and will have a good grasp of the fundamental ideas behind
-Rust.
+Once you know you really want to learn Rust, the next step is reading [The
+Rust Programming Language](book/index.html). It is a lengthy explanation of
+Rust, its syntax, and its concepts. Upon completing the book, you'll be an
+intermediate Rust developer, and will have a good grasp of the fundamental
+ideas behind Rust.
 
 [Rust By Example][rbe] was originally a community resource, but was then
 donated to the Rust project. As the name implies, it teaches you Rust through a
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ series of small examples.
 # Community & Getting Help
 
 If you need help with something, or just want to talk about Rust with others,
-there are a few places you can do that:
+there's a few places you can do that:
 
 The Rust IRC channels on [irc.mozilla.org](http://irc.mozilla.org/) are the
 fastest way to get help.
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ the language in as much detail as possible is in [the reference](reference.html)
 
 # Tools
 
-Rust is still a young language, so there isn't a ton of tooling yet, but the
+Rust's still a young language, so there isn't a ton of tooling yet, but the
 tools we have are really nice.
 
 [Cargo](http://crates.io) is Rust's package manager, and its website contains
@@ -68,21 +69,16 @@ lots of good documentation.
 
 # FAQs
 
-There are questions that are asked quite often, so we've made FAQs for them:
+There are questions that are asked quite often, and so we've made FAQs for them:
 
 * [Language Design FAQ](complement-design-faq.html)
 * [Language FAQ](complement-lang-faq.html)
 * [Project FAQ](complement-project-faq.html)
 * [How to submit a bug report](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#bug-reports)
 
-# The Standard Library
+# The standard library
 
 We have [API documentation for the entire standard
 library](std/index.html). There's a list of crates on the left with more
 specific sections, or you can use the search bar at the top to search for
 something if you know its name.
-
-# The Error Index
-
-If you encounter an error while compiling your code you may be able to look it
-up in the [Rust Compiler Error Index](error-index.html).