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-About
-=====
-
-Synergy brings your computers together in one cohesive experience; its
-software for sharing one mouse and keyboard between multiple computers
-on your desk. It works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux allowing you to
-seamlessly move your mouse cursor between all computers on your desk.
-
-Users
-=====
-
-Synergy is easy to download and configure.
-Get it here: http://synergy-project.org/
-
-Developers
-==========
+Share one mouse and keyboard between multiple computers.
 
 Synergy is free and open source, so you are free to run the program,
 change the program, and redistribute the program with or without changes.
 
-Once you've got the source code, just use "hm conf" and "hm build" to
-compile (./hm.sh on Linux and Mac).
+Just use "hm conf" and "hm build" to compile (./hm.sh on Linux and Mac).
 
-For detailed compile instructions and a list of dependencies, check
-out our wiki: http://synergy-project.org/wiki/Compiling
+For detailed compile instructions and a list of dependencies:
+http://synergy-project.org/wiki/Compiling
+
+Happy hacking!