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-OVERVIEW:
+# MathJax
 
-MathJax is an open-source JavaScript display engine for LaTeX and
-MathML that works in all modern browsers.  It was designed with the
-goal of consolidating the recent advances in web technologies into a
-single, definitive, math-on-the-web platform supporting the major
-browsers and operating systems.  It requires no setup on the part of
-the user (no plugins to download or software to install), so the page
-author can write web documents that include mathematics and be
-confident that users will be able to view it naturally and easily.
-One simply includes MathJax and some mathematics in a web page, and
-MathJax does the rest.
+## Beautiful math in all browsers
+
+MathJax is an open-source JavaScript display engine for LaTeX and MathML that
+works in all modern browsers.  It was designed with the goal of consolidating
+the recent advances in web technologies into a single, definitive,
+math-on-the-web platform supporting the major browsers and operating systems. It
+requires no setup on the part of the user (no plugins to download or software to
+install), so the page author can write web documents that include mathematics
+and be confident that users will be able to view it naturally and easily. Simply
+include MathJax and some mathematics in a web page, and MathJax does the rest.
 
 Some of the main features of MathJax include:
 
-  o High-quality display of LaTeX and MathML math notation in HTML pages
-
-  o Supported in most browsers with no plug-ins, extra fonts, or special
-    setup for the reader
-
-  o Easy for authors, flexible for publishers, extensible for developers
-
-  o Supports math accessibility, cut and paste interoperability and other
-    advanced functionality
-
-  o Powerful API for integration with other web applications
+- High-quality display of LaTeX and MathML math notation in HTML pages
+- Supported in most browsers with no plug-ins, extra fonts, or special setup for
+  the reader
+- Easy for authors, flexible for publishers, extensible for developers
+- Supports math accessibility, cut and paste interoperability and other advanced
+  functionality
+- Powerful API for integration with other web applications
 
 See http://www.mathjax.org/ for additional details.
 
+## Installation and Usage
 
-INSTALLATION AND USAGE:
-
-The MathJax installation and usage documentation is available on the
-docs/html directory of the MathJax distribution (see
-docs/html/index.html for the starting point).  The documents are also
+The MathJax installation and usage documentation is available in the
+`docs/build/html` directory of the MathJax distribution (see
+`docs/build/html/index.html` for the starting point). The documents are also
 available on the MathJax web site on line at
 
-    http://www.mathjax.org/docs/ 
+> http://www.mathjax.org/docs/
 
 
-COMMUNITY:
+## Community
 
-The main MathJax website is www.mathjax.org, and it includes announcements
-and other important information.  MathJax also has a SourceForge site at
-http://sourceforge.net/projects/mathjax/ that includes the download site
-for the MathJax distribution. A user forum for asking questions and getting 
-assistance is hosted at Google, and the bug tracker is hosted at GitHub:
+The main MathJax website is http://www.mathjax.org, and it includes
+announcements and other important information. MathJax is maintained and
+distributed on GitHub at http://github.com/mathjax/MathJax. A user forum for
+asking questions and getting assistance is hosted at Google, and the bug tracker
+is hosted at GitHub:
 
-  Bug tracker:         https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues 
-  MathJax-Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/mathjax-users    
+> Bug tracker:         https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues
+> MathJax-Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/mathjax-users
 
 Before reporting a bug, please check that it has not already been reported.
-Also, please use the bug tracker for reporting bugs rather than the help
-forum.
+Also, please use the bug tracker for reporting bugs rather than the help forum.