diff --git a/src/about.rs b/src/about.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c0a9127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/about.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct About {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub version: String,
+    pub description: String,
+    pub authors: String,
+    pub repository: String,
+    pub homepage: String,
+    pub license: String,
+    pub database_path: String,
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn about() -> About {
+    let data_dir = match dirs::data_dir() {
+        Some(mut d) => {
+            d.push("gossip");
+            d.push("gossip.sqlite");
+            format!("{}", d.display())
+        }
+        None => "Cannot find a directory to store application data.".to_owned(),
+    };
+
+    About {
+        name: env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME").to_string(),
+        version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
+        description: env!("CARGO_PKG_DESCRIPTION").to_string(),
+        authors: env!("CARGO_PKG_AUTHORS").to_string(),
+        repository: env!("CARGO_PKG_REPOSITORY").to_string(),
+        homepage: env!("CARGO_PKG_HOMEPAGE").to_string(),
+        license: env!("CARGO_PKG_LICENSE").to_string(),
+        database_path: data_dir,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e2729177..665798d6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate lazy_static;
 
+mod about;
 mod comms;
 mod db;
 mod error;