diff -r 05a2f6ac1f8e -r 917df51c0743 src/python/m5/main.py
--- a/src/python/m5/main.py	Fri Feb 25 17:55:20 2011 -0600
+++ b/src/python/m5/main.py	Sat Feb 26 16:15:47 2011 -0600
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
     help="Show full copyright information")
 add_option('-R', "--readme", action="store_true", default=False,
     help="Show the readme")
+add_option( "--output-conference-paper", action="store_true", default=False,
+    help="Have M5 write your conference paper for you")
 
 # Options for configuring the base simulator
 add_option('-d', "--outdir", metavar="DIR", default="m5out",
@@ -205,6 +207,29 @@
         print info.README
         print
 
+    if options.output_conference_paper:
+        done = True
+        print '''
+M5 is a framework to do computer architecture research. It has many features,
+but if you're trying to do something new and novel in the field it probably
+won't be able to evaluate your idea out-of-the-box. This is expected, because
+if it did have all the functionality required, that probably means that someone
+already evaluated a similar idea and has probably published about it.
+
+To get the most out of M5, you're going to have to get your hands dirty and
+add functionality. We hope we've made M5 modular enough that you can do this
+with only the understanding of the portion of the simulator you're editing,
+but nothing is perfect.
+
+Hopefully, you'll find M5 easy to use, but if you run into gaps in the
+documentation on the website (www.m5sim.org) please feel free to ask questions
+on the mailing lists after reading:
+http://www.m5sim.org/wiki/index.php/Reporting_Problems
+When you do solve your problem, please update the documentation as appropriate
+so that the next user can benefit from your experience. Additionally, please
+consider contributing your code back to the M5 development repository. Only
+with contributions from the community can the simulator continue to grow.'''
+
     if options.trace_help:
         done = True
         check_tracing()