-Debian is the only major Linux distribution developed
-cooperatively solely by individuals through the Internet, in the
-same spirit as Linux and other FOSS.\\
-Debian developers, teams and the community contribute to the
-project not by writing new applications (in most cases), but by
+Debian is the only major operating system developed
+solely by volunteer individuals that collaborate via the Internet.
+Debian developers, teams or individual contributors improve the operating
+system not by writing new applications (in most cases), but by