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 .. SimGrid documentation master file
 
+.. _index:
+
 The Modern Age of Computer Systems Simulation
 =============================================
 
-SimGrid is a framework to simulate distributed computer systems. It can be used
-to either :ref:`assess abstract algorithms <usecase_simalgo>` or to
-:ref:`debug and profile real MPI applications <usecase_smpi>`.
+SimGrid is a framework to simulate distributed computer systems. It can be used to either :ref:`assess the performance of
+abstract algorithms <usecase_simalgo>`, to :ref:`debug and profile real MPI applications <usecase_smpi>`. To some extend, it can
+also be used to :ref:`formally assess the correctness of simple algorithms and applications <usecase_modelchecking>`.
 
 SimGrid is routinely used in studies on (data-)Grids,
 IaaS Clouds (:ref:`API <API_s4u_VirtualMachine>`, :ref:`examples <s4u_ex_clouds>`),
@@ -20,16 +22,16 @@ The simulation models are **fast** (`🖹 <http://hal.inria.fr/hal-00650233>`__)
 **highly scalable** (`🖹 <http://hal.inria.fr/inria-00602216/>`__) while
 **theoretically sound and experimentally assessed** (`🖹 <http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2517448>`__).
 Most of the time, SimGrid is used to predict the performance (time and energy) of a
-given IT infrastructure, and it includes a prototype model checker to formally
+given IT infrastructure, and it includes a prototypical model checker to formally
 assess these systems.
 
 Technically speaking, SimGrid is a library. It is neither a graphical
 interface nor a command-line simulator running user scripts. The
 interaction with SimGrid is done by writing programs with the exposed
-functions to build your own simulator. This can be done in C/C++, Python or Java,
+functions to build your own simulator. This can be done in C/C++ or Python,
 on Linux, Mac OSX or Windows (using the WSL).
 
-SimGrid is a Free Software distributed under the LGPL-2.1 license. You are
+SimGrid is a Free Software distributed under the LGPL-2.1-only license. You are
 welcome to use, study, share and improve it, provided that your version is as
 free as ours. SimGrid is developed for 20 years by a lively community of users
 and researchers from several groups, initially in France and the U.S.A. It
@@ -70,22 +72,22 @@ of every page. Bugs in the code should be reported
          Release Notes <Release_Notes.rst>
       Describing your application <application.rst>
          The S4U interface <app_s4u.rst>
+         S4U examples <Examples.rst>
          The SMPI interface <app_smpi.rst>
-         The MSG interface <app_msg.rst>
          The XBT toolbox <The_XBT_toolbox.rst>
       Describing the simulated platform <Platform.rst>
          Network topology examples <Platform_examples.rst>
          Advanced routing <Platform_routing.rst>
          XML reference <XML_reference.rst>
          C++ platforms <Platform_cpp.rst>
-      The SimGrid models <Models.rst>      
-         SimGrid plugins <Plugins.rst>
+      The SimGrid models <Models.rst>
          Modeling hints <Modeling_howtos.rst>
+         Calibrating the models <Calibrating_the_models.rst>
+         SimGrid plugins <Plugins.rst>
       Running an experiment <Experimental_setup.rst>
          Configuring SimGrid <Configuring_SimGrid.rst>
          Deploying your application <Deploying_your_application.rst>
          Simulation outcomes <Outcomes.rst>
-      Frequently asked questions <faq.rst>
 
 .. toctree::
    :hidden:
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ of every page. Bugs in the code should be reported
    :caption: SimGrid's Internals:
 
       Design goals <Design_goals.rst>
+      Contributor's documentation <Contributors_Documentation.rst>
 
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