From 07af39720ae1b5d2e8eda20d0a185408b7e677e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Atwood Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:35:38 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] some minor updates --- README.md | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8235cd8a3d..d85c088422 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -26,32 +26,34 @@ If you're not here to hack on the open source code, but rather looking to set up ## Vision -We think of Discourse as a **Civilized Discourse Construction Kit**, an open-source discussion platform that acts as a free, flexible, fundamental building block for online communities of any size, tiny to huge. +Discourse is a **Civilized Discourse Construction Kit**, a free, flexible, fundamental building block for online discussion communities of any size, tiny to huge. Discourse is: -- A **flattened, endlessly scrolling discussion**, which avoids the awkwardness of traditionally threaded and paginated discussion, while still allowing replies to be expanded in place for context. +- A **flattened, endlessly scrolling discussion**, avoiding the awkwardness of traditionally threaded and paginated discussion, where replies to be expanded in place for context. -- A **user trust system** that grants users rights to assist in moderating the forum as they participate in good faith over time. The goal is for the forum to be nearly self-moderating in the absence of any formal moderators, although excellent moderators do accelerate the process greatly. +- A **user trust system** that grants users rights to assist in governing the forum as they participate in good faith over time. The goal is for the forum to be nearly self-moderating in the absence of any formal moderators, although excellent moderators always accelerate the process greatly. -- An **advanced JavaScript app** which runs in modern browsers and works identically on desktop and tablet, without the need for a native app. +- An **advanced JavaScript app** which runs in modern browsers and works identically on desktop and tablet and smartphone without the need for a native app. - A **contemporary, robust technology stack**, free of legacy PHP and MySQL constraints. -Our goal is to **foster an active community of contributors**, all of whom commit to free, simple, pleasant to use online discussion software that can thrive in an Internet age dominated by micro-blogging and diminishing attention spans. Internet discussion belongs to everyone, not just huge corporate websites. +Internet discussion belongs to everyone, not just huge corporate websites. Our goal is to **foster an active community of contributors**, all of whom commit to free, simple, pleasant to use online discussion software that can thrive in an Internet age dominated by micro-blogging and diminishing attention spans. Discourse is built for the *next* 10 years of the Internet, so our requirements are high: -1. Up-to-date desktop browsers: +Up-to-date desktop browsers: - Internet Explorer 9.0 (may not be fully functional), 10.0+ - Firefox 16+ - Google Chrome 23+ - Safari 5+ -2. Latest generation of tablets: + +Latest generation of tablets: - iPad 2+ - Android 4.1+ - Windows 8 -3. Modern mobile/smartphones: + +Modern mobile/smartphones: - iOS 6+ - Android 4.1+ - Windows Phone 8