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 # Disclaimer during ongoing development
 
 The development branch is a work in progress and may not pass all quality tests,
-therefore it may harm your data.  While we welcome bug reports from the
+therefore it may harm your data. While we welcome bug reports from the
 development branch, we do not guarantee proper or timely fixes.
 
-- Broken functionality may arise from ongoing development work.
 - Make proper backups.
+- Broken functionality may arise from ongoing development work.
 - Be aware that using the development branch involves risks.
 
 ---
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ development branch, we do not guarantee proper or timely fixes.
 Thank you for taking a look at taskwarrior!
 
 Taskwarrior is a GTD, todo list, task management, command line utility with a
-multitude of features.  It is a portable, well supported, very active project,
-and it is Open Source.  Taskwarrior has binary distributions, online
-documentation, demonstration movies, and you'll find all the details at:
+multitude of features. It is a portable, well supported, very active Open
+Source project. Taskwarrior has binary distributions, online documentation,
+demonstration movies, and you'll find all the details at:
 
     http://taskwarrior.org
 
 At the site you'll find online documentation, downloads, news and more.
 
-Your contributions are especially welcome.  Whether it comes in the form of
+Your contributions are especially welcome. Whether it comes in the form of
 code patches, ideas, discussion, bug reports, encouragement or criticism, your
 input is needed.