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 ShareLaTeX
 ==========
 
-ShareLaTeX is a web-based collaborative LaTeX editor. We run a hosted service at
-https://www.sharelatex.com and this repository contains the open source code that
-powers it and allows you to run a local installation.
+[ShareLaTeX](https://www.sharelatex.com) is now open source! ShareLaTeX is an online real-time collaborative LaTeX editor, and you can now run your own local version where you can host, edit, collaborate in real-time, and compile your LaTeX documents. We’re still 100% focused on running the hosted version at http://www.sharelatex.com, but we want to be more flexible in how you can use ShareLaTeX, and give something back to our wonderful community.
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+**[Read more on our blog](https://www.sharelatex.com/blog/2014/02/21/sharelatex-is-now-open-source.html#.UwcnsEJ_ugc)**
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+Installation
+------------
 
 ShareLaTeX uses a service orientied architecture (SOA) where we have lots of small
 APIs that talk to each other over HTTP and Redis pub-sub channels. This repository
 pulls together all of the different services and allows you to set up and run
 them quickly.
 
-Installation
-------------
-
 First, check out a local copy of this repository:
 
 	$ git clone git@github.com:sharelatex/sharelatex.git