Clarifying the project and its origins

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-<h1>Welcome.</h1>\r
+<h1>Welcome to the Evergreen Project!</h1>\r
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-<p>Evergreen is an enterprise-class <strong>library automation system</strong> that helps library patrons find library materials, and helps libraries manage, catalog, and circulate those materials, no matter how large or complex the libraries.  As a community, our development requirements are that Evergreen must be:</p>\r
+<p>This is the project site for <strong>Evergreen</strong>, the highly-scalable software for libraries that helps library patrons find library materials, and helps libraries manage, catalog, and circulate those materials, no matter how large or complex the libraries.</p>\r
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+<p>Evergreen, which first launched in September, 2006 in the <a href="http://georgiapines.org">Georgia PINES consortium</a>, now powers over 300 libraries of every type -- public, academic, special, school, and even tribal and home libraries -- in over a dozen countries worldwide. Evergreen has an active community that participates in its coding, documentation, and direction of the project.</p>\r
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+<p>As a community, our development requirements are that Evergreen must be:</p>\r
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-<li><b>Stable</b>, even under extreme load.\r
-<li><b>Robust</b>, and capable of handling a high volume of transactions and simultaneous users.\r
-<li><b>Flexible</b>, to accomodate the varied needs of libraries.\r
-<li><b>Secure</b>, to protect our patrons' privacy and data. \r
-<li><b>User-friendly</b>, to facilitate patron and staff use of the system.\r
+<li><strong>Stable</strong>, even under extreme load.</li>\r
+<li><strong>Robust</strong>, and capable of handling a high volume of transactions and simultaneous users.</li>\r
+<li><strong>Flexible</strong>, to accomodate the varied needs of libraries.</li>\r
+<li><strong>Secure</strong>, to protect our patrons' privacy and data.</li>\r
+<li><strong>User-friendly</strong>, to facilitate patron and staff use of the system.</li>\r
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 <p>Evergreen is open source software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL.</p>\r
-<p>Want to <a href="/about.php">learn more</a>? Visit the <a href="/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_faq_1">Frequently Asked Questions</a> or <a href="/search.php">search</a> the site.  Or <a href="/irc.php">chat</a> with us live.</p> \r
+<p>To to <a href="/about.php">learn more</a>, visit the <a href="/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_faq_1">Frequently Asked Questions</a> or <a href="/search.php">search</a> the site.  Or <a href="listserv.php">subscribe</a> to one of our mailing lists or <a href="/irc.php">chat</a> with us live on IRC.</p> \r
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