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-This is the parent repository of [MOOSE simulator](https://moose.ncbs.res.in). It keeps the snanshots of components of MOOSE: core (written in C++) of MOOSE, python scripting interface, and its graphical user interface (GUI). This is your source 
-stable MOOSE code.
+# About
 
-# Building
+MOOSE is the Multiscale Object-Oriented Simulation Environment. It is designed
+to simulate neural systems ranging from subcellular components and biochemical
+reactions to complex models of single neurons, circuits, and large networks.
+MOOSE can operate at many levels of detail, from stochastic chemical
+computations, to multicompartment single-neuron models, to spiking neuron
+network models.
 
-    mkdir _build
-    cd _build
-    cmake ..
-    make 
-    sudo make install
+MOOSE is multiscale: It can do all these calculations together. For example it
+handles interactions seamlessly between electrical and chemical signaling. MOOSE
+is object-oriented. Biological concepts are mapped into classes, and a model is
+built by creating instances of these classes and connecting them by messages.
+MOOSE also has classes whose job is to take over difficult computations in a
+certain domain, and do them fast. There are such solver classes for stochastic
+and deterministic chemistry, for diffusion, and for multicompartment neuronal
+models. MOOSE is a simulation environment, not just a numerical engine: It
+provides data representations and solvers (of course!), but also a scripting
+interface with Python, graphical displays with Matplotlib, PyQt, and OpenGL, and
+support for many model formats. These include SBML, NeuroML, GENESIS kkit and
+cell.p formats, HDF5 and NSDF for data writing.
 
+This is the parent repository of [MOOSE simulator](https://moose.ncbs.res.in).
+It keeps the snanshots of components of MOOSE: core (written in C++) of MOOSE,
+python scripting interface, and its graphical user interface (GUI). This is your
+source stable MOOSE code.
 
-# Repositories
+# VERSION
 
-You can find detailed description of each MOOSE component in respective `README.md` in  their repositories below:
+This is MOOSE 3.0.2pre "Ghevar"
+
+# ABOUT VERSION 3.0.2, Ghevar
+
+The Ghevar release is the third of series 3 of MOOSE releases.
+
+Ghevar is a Rajasthani sweet with a stiff porous body soaked in sugar syrup.
+
+MOOSE 3.0.2pre is an evolutionary increment over 3.0.1::
+
+- There has been substantial development on the multiscale modeling front, with
+the implementation of the rdesigneur class and affiliated features. 
+- MOOSE can now read NeuroMorpho .swc files natively.
+
+# LICENSE
+
+MOOSE is released under the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+your option) any later version.
+
+# HOMEPAGE 
+
+http://moose.ncbs.res.in/
+
+# SOURCE REPOSITORY
+
+Old [SourceForge repository](https://sourceforge.net/projects/moose/) is no
+longer maintained. Current source repository is hosted on
+[github](https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-core) with almost all revision
+history.
+
+# Building and installing
+
+See the file `INSTALL.md`.
+
+# MOOSE repositories
+
+You can find detailed description of each MOOSE component in respective
+`README.md` in  their repositories below:
 
 - [MOOSE with python support](https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-core)
 - [GUI](https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-gui)
 - [Examples and Demos](https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-examples)
-
-For more details about installation, checkout [moose wiki](https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose/wiki). 
+- [MOOGLI](https://github.com/BhallaLab/moogli)