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+## Berry Conda
+
+Berryconda is a conda based Python distribution for the Raspberry Pi.  With it,
+you can install and manage a scientific or Pydata stack on your Raspberry Pi using
+[conda](http://conda.pydata.org/docs/), a package and environment management system.
+All this can be done without compiling a single package!
+
+## Quick start
+
+Berryconda is designed to work with [raspbian](https://www.raspbian.org/)
+jessie.  Other Linux versions and distributions may or may not work.
+
+To install Berryconda, download the installer appropiate for your Raspberry Pi
+model.  For Raspberry Pi 2 or 3 use the armv7l installers.  For Raspberry
+Pi 1 or Zero use the armv6l installer.  
+
+Berryconda comes in two 'flavors', Berryconda2 and Berryconda3.  The difference
+between these are the version of Python installed; Berryconda2 installs
+Python 2.7, and Berryconda3 installs Python 3.5. Choose the version you want install. 
+
+### armv7l installers (Raspberry Pi 2 or 3)
+
+* [Berryconda3-1.0.0-Linux-armv7l.sh]()
+* [Berryconda2-1.0.0-Linux-armv7l.sh]()
+
+### armv6l installers (Raspberry Pi 1 or Zero)
+
+* [Berryconda3-1.0.0-Linux-armv6l.sh]()
+* [Berryconda2-1.0.0-Linux-armv6l.sh]()
+
+Once this file is downloaded on your Raspberry Pi, make the file executable
+using `chmod` and the execuate the installer.  For example, to install
+Berryconda3 on a Raspberry Pi 3:
+
+```
+chmod +x Berryconda3-1.0.0-Linux-armv7l.sh`
+./Berryconda3-1.0.0-Linux-armv7l.sh
+```
+
+Follow the prompts to finish your install of Berryconda.
+
+Once installed use the [conda](http://conda.pydata.org/docs/) command to
+add packages from the [rpi](https://anaconda.org/rpi/) channel.
+
+## Details
+
+Berryconda is created using [constructor](https://github.com/conda/constructor)
+using the configuration files in the **installer** directory of this
+repository.
+
+The packages in the [rpi](https://anaconda.org/rpi/) channel were created
+using [conda-build](http://conda.pydata.org/docs/building/recipe.html)
+using the recipes in the **recipes** directory of this repository.
+
+Package building is done on two Raspberry Pi 3s, a Raspberry Pi 1, and a
+Raspberry Pi Zero.
+
+## Issues and package requests
+
+Please report any problems with Berryconda or the packages in the rpi channel
+by submitting an [issue](). Also, use this link to request new packages.
+
+## Acknolegements
+
+The majority of the packages used in Berryconda were adapted from
+[conda-forge](http://conda-forge.github.io/) recipes. A big thanks to
+everyone involved in the project!
+
+Thanks to [Continuum Analytics](https://www.continuum.io/) for hosting the rpi
+channel on the [Anaconda Cloud](https://anaconda.org) and for creating the
+conda ecosystem.