diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/projects.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/projects.scss
index f2707f62378..0491b68db57 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/projects.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/projects.scss
@@ -79,21 +79,6 @@ ul.nav.nav-projects-tabs {
   margin: 0px;
 }
 
-.public-projects {
-  li {
-    .project-title {
-      font-size: 14px;
-      line-height: 2;
-      font-weight: normal;
-    }
-
-    .description {
-      margin-left: 15px;
-      color: #aaa;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 .my-projects {
   li {
     .project-title {
@@ -110,7 +95,6 @@ ul.nav.nav-projects-tabs {
   }
 }
 
-
 .public-clone {
   background: #333;
   color: #f5f5f5;
@@ -123,3 +107,11 @@ ul.nav.nav-projects-tabs {
   position: relative;
   top: -5px;
 }
+
+.public-projects .repo-info {
+  color: #777;
+
+  a {
+    color: #777;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/application_controller.rb
index d525bd4a700..8fd4565f367 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/application_controller.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Projects::ApplicationController < ApplicationController
     if current_user
       'projects'
     else
-      'public'
+      'public_projects'
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 9ba2a758b8a..f31fb666e3e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -55,10 +55,9 @@ class ProjectsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def show
-    return authenticate_user! unless @project.public
+    return authenticate_user! unless @project.public || current_user
 
     limit = (params[:limit] || 20).to_i
-
     @events = @project.events.recent
     @events = event_filter.apply_filter(@events)
     @events = @events.limit(limit).offset(params[:offset] || 0)
@@ -70,12 +69,12 @@ class ProjectsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html do
         if @project.empty_repo?
-          render "projects/empty"
+          render "projects/empty", layout: user_layout
         else
           if current_user
             @last_push = current_user.recent_push(@project.id)
           end
-          render :show, layout: current_user ? "project" : "public"
+          render :show, layout: user_layout
         end
       end
       format.js
@@ -126,4 +125,8 @@ class ProjectsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   def set_title
     @title = 'New Project'
   end
+
+  def user_layout
+    current_user ? "projects" : "public_projects"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index 3a1cf59fd1a..9071c688df1 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -103,4 +103,20 @@ module ProjectsHelper
 
     nav_tabs.flatten
   end
+
+  def git_user_name
+    if current_user
+      current_user.name
+    else
+      "Your name"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def git_user_email
+    if current_user
+      current_user.email
+    else
+      "your@email.com"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml b/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
index 001857cefda..9f3502e90de 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
       %legend Git global setup:
       %pre.dark
         :preserve
-          git config --global user.name "#{current_user.name}"
-          git config --global user.email "#{current_user.email}"
+          git config --global user.name "#{git_user_name}"
+          git config --global user.email "#{git_user_email}"
 
     %fieldset
       %legend Create Repository
diff --git a/app/views/projects/notes/_note.html.haml b/app/views/projects/notes/_note.html.haml
index fbc924c4e1d..324b698f3b5 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/notes/_note.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/notes/_note.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         %i.icon-link
         Link here
       &nbsp;
-      - if(note.author_id == current_user.id) || can?(current_user, :admin_note, @project)
+      - if(note.author_id == current_user.try(:id)) || can?(current_user, :admin_note, @project)
         = link_to "#", title: "Edit comment", class: "js-note-edit" do
           %i.icon-edit
           Edit
diff --git a/app/views/public/projects/index.html.haml b/app/views/public/projects/index.html.haml
index bea99b54ef7..21aee644579 100644
--- a/app/views/public/projects/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/public/projects/index.html.haml
@@ -2,29 +2,40 @@
   .span6
     %h3.page-title
       Projects (#{@projects.total_count})
-      %small with read-only access
+    .light
+      You can browse public projects in read-only mode until signed in.
+
   .span6
     .pull-right
       = form_tag public_projects_path, method: :get, class: 'form-inline' do |f|
         .search-holder
-          .controls
-            = search_field_tag :search, params[:search], placeholder: "Filter by name", class: "span3 search-text-input", id: "projects_search"
-            = submit_tag 'Search', class: "btn btn-primary wide"
-
+          = search_field_tag :search, params[:search], placeholder: "Filter by name", class: "span3 search-text-input", id: "projects_search"
+          = submit_tag 'Search', class: "btn btn-primary wide"
+%hr
 .public-projects
-  %ul.bordered-list
+  %ul.bordered-list.top-list
     - @projects.each do |project|
       %li
-        .project-title
-          %i.icon-share.cgray
+        %h4
           = link_to project_path(project) do
-            %strong= project.name_with_namespace
+            = project.name_with_namespace
           .pull-right
             %pre.public-clone git clone #{project.http_url_to_repo}
 
         - if project.description.present?
-          %div.description
+          %p
             = project.description
+
+        .repo-info
+          - unless project.empty_repo?
+            = link_to pluralize(project.repository.round_commit_count, 'commit'), project_commits_path(project, project.default_branch)
+            &middot;
+            = link_to pluralize(project.repository.branch_names.count, 'branch'), project_branches_path(project)
+            &middot;
+            = link_to pluralize(project.repository.tag_names.count, 'tag'), project_tags_path(project)
+          - else
+            %i.icon-warning-sign
+            Empty repository
     - unless @projects.present?
       %h3.nothing_here_message No public projects
 
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 2b444c2a296..9d47faa19d5 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ Gitlab::Application.routes.draw do
   #
   namespace :public do
     resources :projects, only: [:index]
-    resources :projects, constraints: { id: /[a-zA-Z.\/0-9_\-]+/ }, only: [:show]
-
     root to: "projects#index"
   end
 
diff --git a/features/public/public_projects.feature b/features/public/public_projects.feature
index 1866d3f47fe..178a769194c 100644
--- a/features/public/public_projects.feature
+++ b/features/public/public_projects.feature
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ Feature: Public Projects Feature
     And I should not see project "Enterprise"
 
   Scenario: I visit public project page
-    When I visit public page for "Community" project
-    Then I should see public project details
-    And I should see project readme
+    When I visit project "Community" page
+    Then I should see project "Community" home page
 
   Scenario: I visit an empty public project page
     Given public empty project "Empty Public Project"
-    When I visit empty public project page
-    Then I should see empty public project details
\ No newline at end of file
+    When I visit empty project page
+    Then I should see empty public project details
diff --git a/features/steps/public/projects_feature.rb b/features/steps/public/projects_feature.rb
index 2268e9b9c5e..2f2c4de0b2a 100644
--- a/features/steps/public/projects_feature.rb
+++ b/features/steps/public/projects_feature.rb
@@ -31,19 +31,28 @@ class Spinach::Features::PublicProjectsFeature < Spinach::FeatureSteps
     create :project, name: 'Empty Public Project', public: true
   end
 
-  step 'I visit empty public project page' do
+  step 'I visit empty project page' do
     project = Project.find_by_name('Empty Public Project')
-    visit public_project_path(project)
+    visit project_path(project)
+  end
+
+  step 'I visit project "Community" page' do
+    project = Project.find_by_name('Community')
+    visit project_path(project)
   end
 
   step 'I should see empty public project details' do
-    page.should have_content 'Empty Repository'
+    page.should have_content 'Git global setup'
   end
 
   step 'private project "Enterprise"' do
     create :project, name: 'Enterprise'
   end
 
+  step 'I should see project "Community" home page' do
+    page.should have_content 'Repo size is'
+  end
+
   private
 
   def project