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hledger
 
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 hledger is an accounting program, for tracking money, time, or
-other commodities, on unix, mac and windows. 
+other commodities. It is cross platform and released under GNU GPLv3.
 
 With simple yet powerful functionality accessed from command line, terminal or web browser, 
-it is a dependable, cross-platform alternative to Quickbooks, GnuCash, spreadsheets etc.
+it is a fast, secure and dependable alternative to spreadsheets, Quickbooks, GnuCash, Xero etc.
 
 The hledger project is led by Simon Michael.
-I've been using and improving hledger since 2007.
-I hope it will keep growing and helping more of us to master our time and money.
-If you feel the same way, join us!
+I've been building and using hledger since 2007, because I needed it.
+I hope you will find it helpful in mastering your time and money.
+And if you feel like helping, please join us!
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