2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e54adb..af2bcf5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ETC_FILES 	= TZ \
 		hostname \
 		hosts \
 		inittab \
+		motd \
 		passwd \
 		profile \
 		protocols \
diff --git a/motd b/motd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5af98d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/motd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Welcome to Alpine!
+
+The Alpine Wiki contains a large amount of how-to guides and general information
+about administrating Alpine systems.  See <http://wiki.alpinelinux.org>.
+
+Alpine consists of various free software and open source software packages.  For
+licensing information for a specific component of the distribution, please see the
+'apk info --license packagename' command.
+
+You may change this message by editing /etc/motd.