update README

Signed-off-by: Kale Franz <[email protected]>

README.rst

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    :alt: latest release version
    :target: https://github.com/conda/conda/releases
 
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-.. image:: https://s3.amazonaws.com/conda-dev/conda-announce-signup-button.svg
-   :alt: Join the Conda Announcment List
-   :target: https://conda.io/docs/help-support.html#conda-announcements-list
-
-|
 
 Conda is a cross-platform, language-agnostic binary package manager. It is the
 package manager used by `Anaconda
-<http://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/index.html>`_ installations, but it may be
+<https://www.anaconda.com/download/>`_ installations, but it may be
 used for other systems as well.  Conda makes environments first-class
 citizens, making it easy to create independent environments even for C
 libraries. Conda is written entirely in Python, and is BSD licensed open
@@ -47,9 +40,9 @@ the amazing members of the conda community.  Some of them can be found
 Installation
 ------------
 
-Conda is a part of the `Anaconda distribution <https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/>`_.  You can also download a
-minimal installation that only includes conda and its dependencies, called
-`Miniconda <http://conda.pydata.org/miniconda.html>`_.
+Conda is a part of the `Anaconda Distribution <https://repo.anaconda.com>`_.
+Use `Miniconda <https://conda.io/miniconda.html>`_ to bootstrap a minimal installation
+that only includes conda and its dependencies.
 
 
 Getting Started
@@ -124,10 +117,12 @@ Building Your Own Packages
 You can easily build your own packages for conda, and upload them
 to `anaconda.org <https://anaconda.org>`_, a free service for hosting
 packages for conda, as well as other package managers.
-To build a package, create a recipe.
-See http://github.com/conda/conda-recipes for many example recipes, and
-http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html for documentation on how to build
-recipes.
+To build a package, create a recipe. Package building documentation is available
+`here <https://conda.io/docs/user-guide/tasks/build-packages/index.html>`_.
+See http://github.com/AnacondaRecipes for the recipes that make up the Anaconda Distribution
+and ``defaults`` channel. `Conda-forge <https://conda-forge.org/feedstocks/>`_ and
+`Bioconda <https://bioconda.github.io/recipes.html>`_ are community-driven
+conda-based distributions.
 
 To upload to anaconda.org, create an account.  Then, install the
 anaconda-client and login
@@ -158,44 +153,13 @@ to add).
 Getting Help
 ------------
 
-The documentation for conda is at http://conda.pydata.org/docs/. You can
+The documentation for conda is at http://conda.io/docs/. You can
 subscribe to the `conda mailing list
 <https://groups.google.com/a/continuum.io/forum/#!forum/conda>`_.  The source
 code and issue tracker for conda are on `GitHub <https://github.com/conda/conda>`_.
 
 Contributing
 ------------
 
-Contributions to conda are welcome. Just fork the GitHub repository and send a
-pull request.
-
-To develop on conda, the easiest way is to use a development build. This can be
-accomplished as follows:
-
-* clone the conda git repository to a computer with conda already installed
-* navigate to the root directory of the git clone
-* run ``$CONDA/bin/python setup.py develop`` where ``$CONDA`` is the path to your
-  miniconda installation
-
-Note building a development file requires git to be installed.
-
-To undo this, run ``$CONDA/bin/python setup.py develop -u``.  Note that if you
-used a python other than ``$CONDA/bin/python`` to install, you may have to manually
-delete the conda executable.  For example, on OS X, if you use a homebrew python
-located at ``/usr/local/bin/python``, then you'll need to ``rm /usr/local/bin/conda``
-so that ``which -a conda`` lists first your miniconda installation.
-
-If you are worried about breaking your conda installation, you can install a
-separate instance of `Miniconda <http://conda.pydata.org/miniconda.html>`_ and
-work off it. This is also the only way to test conda in both Python 2 and
-Python 3, as conda can only be installed into a base environment.
-
-To run the tests, set up a testing environment by running
-
-* ``$CONDA/bin/python -m pip install -r utils/requirements-test.txt``.
-* ``$CONDA/bin/python utils/setup-testing.py develop``
-
-and then running ``py.test`` in the conda directory.  You can also run tests using the
-Makefile by running ``make unit``, ``make smoketest`` (a single integration test), or
-``make integration``.  The tests are also run by various CI systems when you make a
-pull request.
+Contributions to conda are welcome. See the `contributing <CONTRIBUTING.md>`_ documentation
+for instructions on setting up a development environment.