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 What is GNUnet?
 ===============
 
-GNUnet is peer-to-peer framework focusing on security.  The first and
-primary application for GNUnet is anonymous file-sharing.  GNUnet is
-currently developed by a worldwide group of independent free software
-developers.  GNUnet is a GNU package (http://www.gnu.org/).
+GNUnet is peer-to-peer framework providing a network abstractions and
+applications focusing on security and privacy.  So far, we have
+created applications for anonymous file-sharing, decentralized naming
+and identity management, decentralized and confidential telephony and
+tunneling IP traffic over GNUnet.  GNUnet is currently developed by a
+worldwide group of independent free software developers.  GNUnet is a
+GNU package (http://www.gnu.org/).
 
 This is an ALPHA release.  There are known and significant bugs as
-well as many missing features in this release.
+well as many missing features in this release.  
 
 Additional documentation about GNUnet can be found at
 https://gnunet.org/.