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-## Irmin
+## Irmin -- A distributed database that follows the same design principles as Git
 
 Irmin is a library for persistent stores with built-in snapshot,
 branching and reverting mechanisms. It is designed to use a large
 variety of backends. Irmin is written in pure OCaml and does not
-depend on external C stubs; it aims to run everywhere, from Linux
-to Xen unikernels.
+depend on external C stubs; it aims to run everywhere, from Linux,
+to browsers and Xen unikernels.
 
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