Put the intro in a separate file

emacs/.emacs.d/Makefile

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ all: init2.elc init.elc site-lisp/
 	@emacs -Q -batch -eval "(byte-compile-file \"$<\")"
 
 init.el: init2.el
-init2.el: init.org
+init2.el: init.org org/intro.org
 	@echo "OBT $<"
 	@emacs -Q -batch -l "ob-tangle" -eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"init.org\")"
 

emacs/.emacs.d/init.org

@@ -7,49 +7,7 @@
 
 * About this file
 
-  Inspired by such other projects as the literal Emacs init from [[http://sachac.github.io/.emacs.d/Sacha.html][Sacha
+#+INCLUDE: "org/intro.org" :minlevel 2
-  Chua]] and also from [[http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/C3F.html][Grant Rettke]], here is my Emacs initialization
-  file.
-
-  *Note:* This is not my entire Emacs initialization file. It's a
-  work-in-progress. To keep on top of any changes to this file, or any
-  other part of my Emacs init, I recommend you follow [[http://code.ryuslash.org/dot/tom/emacs/][This project]]
-  ([[http://code.ryuslash.org/dot/tom/emacs/atom/?h=master][Atom feed]]), which is where I keep my configuration.
-
-** Preparation
-
-   I could use org-babel to load this file, but I don't like my
-   initialization file being dependent on too many things, especially
-   big things, and org is a big thing. It may be strange for you to
-   read this, as I have placed my entire Emacs configuration in an
-   org-mode file, but here are the make targets I use to tangle and
-   subsequently byte-compile my init file:
-
-   #+BEGIN_SRC makefile :tangle no
-     %.elc: %.el
-         emacs -Q -batch -eval "(byte-compile-file \"$<\")"
-
-     init.el: init.org
-         emacs -Q -batch -l "ob-tangle" -eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"init.org\")
-   #+END_SRC
-
-   Executing the second target (either through make, or manually) will
-   get you my Emacs initialization file in plain Emacs Lisp.
-
-   *Note:* If you look at this file in it's org-mode form you will
-   notice that I actually tangle ~init.org~ into ~init2.el~. This is a
-   temporary measure so that I can gradually move my configuration
-   from my existing ~init.el~ file into ~init.org~ without much trouble.
-   Once I've emptied out my ~init.el~ I will instruct babel to tangle
-   into ~init.el~, this code already reflects that.
-
-** The ~oni:~ prefix
-
-   To keep my functions and variables from ever accidentally
-   interfering with other packages or Emacs internal variables I
-   prefix all the functions I write and variables I declare with ~oni:~.
-   You don't have to copy it if you copy anything from this file, as
-   long as you do it consistently.
 
 * Use lexical binding
 

emacs/.emacs.d/org/intro.org

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#+STARTUP: showall
+
+Inspired by such other projects as the literal Emacs init from [[http://sachac.github.io/.emacs.d/Sacha.html][Sacha
+Chua]] and also from [[http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/C3F.html][Grant Rettke]], here is my Emacs initialization file.
+
+*Note:* This is not my entire Emacs initialization file. It's a
+work-in-progress. To keep on top of any changes to this file, or any
+other part of my Emacs init, I recommend you follow [[http://code.ryuslash.org/dot/tom/emacs/][This project]] ([[http://code.ryuslash.org/dot/tom/emacs/atom/?h=master][Atom
+feed]]), which is where I keep my configuration.
+
+* Preparation
+
+  I could use org-babel to load this file, but I don't like my
+  initialization file being dependent on too many things, especially
+  big things, and org is a big thing. It may be strange for you to
+  read this, as I have placed my entire Emacs configuration in an
+  org-mode file, but here are the make targets I use to tangle and
+  subsequently byte-compile my init file:
+
+  #+BEGIN_SRC makefile
+    %.elc: %.el
+        emacs -Q -batch -eval "(byte-compile-file \"$<\")"
+
+    init.el: init.org
+        emacs -Q -batch -l "ob-tangle" -eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"init.org\")
+  #+END_SRC
+
+  Executing the second target (either through make, or manually) will
+  get you my Emacs initialization file in plain Emacs Lisp.
+
+  *Note:* If you look at this file in it's org-mode form you will
+  notice that I actually tangle ~init.org~ into ~init2.el~. This is a
+  temporary measure so that I can gradually move my configuration
+  from my existing ~init.el~ file into ~init.org~ without much trouble.
+  Once I've emptied out my ~init.el~ I will instruct babel to tangle
+  into ~init.el~, this code already reflects that.
+
+* The ~oni:~ prefix
+
+  To keep my functions and variables from ever accidentally
+  interfering with other packages or Emacs internal variables I
+  prefix all the functions I write and variables I declare with ~oni:~.
+  You don't have to copy it if you copy anything from this file, as
+  long as you do it consistently.