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@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 **A beautiful, distraction-free markdown reader for Windows**
 
-Premium editorial typography · Refined dark aesthetic · Fully portable
+Built for everyone. Owned by no one. Free as in freedom.
 
 <br>
 
 <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.0.0-6B8AFF?style=flat-square&labelColor=282C33" alt="Version">
 <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Windows-6B8AFF?style=flat-square&labelColor=282C33" alt="Platform">
 <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Tauri-v2-6B8AFF?style=flat-square&labelColor=282C33" alt="Tauri">
-<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-CC0-6B8AFF?style=flat-square&labelColor=282C33" alt="License">
+<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-CC0_Public_Domain-6B8AFF?style=flat-square&labelColor=282C33" alt="License">
 
 </div>
 
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ Premium editorial typography · Refined dark aesthetic · Fully portable
 
 ## 📖 Overview
 
-Vesper renders your markdown with carefully tuned typography and a refined dark interface, giving you the ultimate reading experience. No installation, no AppData, no registry - just drop the exe and go.
+Vesper renders your markdown with carefully tuned typography and a refined dark interface, giving you the ultimate reading experience. No installation, no AppData, no registry, no telemetry, no accounts, no subscriptions - just drop the exe and go.
+
+Knowledge should be accessible to all. Vesper exists to make reading a pleasure, not a product.
 
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@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ Full CommonMark support via **markdown-it** with extensions:
 | ☑️ Task Lists | Interactive checkboxes in lists |
 | ᴬᵇ Superscript / Subscript | `^text^` and `~text~` notation |
 | 🖍️ Highlight | `==marked text==` rendered with accent background |
-| 💬 Typographer | Smart quotes, em-dashes, and ellipses |
+| 💬 Typographer | Smart quotes, dashes, and ellipses |
 | 🔗 Linkify | Bare URLs auto-converted to clickable links |
 | 📄 HTML | Inline HTML passthrough |
 | ↵ Breaks | Newlines preserved as line breaks |
@@ -133,10 +135,12 @@ Full CommonMark support via **markdown-it** with extensions:
 ### Download
 
 Download the latest **`vesper.exe`** from the [Releases](https://github.com/yourusername/vesper/releases) page.
-No installation required - Vesper is fully portable.
+No installation required - Vesper is fully portable. No gatekeepers between you and your documents.
 
 ### Build from Source
 
+Everyone has the right to inspect, modify, and rebuild the tools they use.
+
 > **Requires:** [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v18+ · [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) stable · [Tauri v2 prerequisites](https://v2.tauri.app/start/prerequisites/)
 
 ```bash
@@ -151,13 +155,15 @@ npm run tauri dev
 
 # Production build
 npm run tauri build
-# → src-tauri/target/release/vesper.exe
+# -> src-tauri/target/release/vesper.exe
 ```
 
 <br>
 
 ## 🔧 Technology Stack
 
+Built entirely on open-source foundations - no proprietary dependencies, no vendor lock-in.
+
 | | Layer | Technology |
 |:--|:--|:--|
 | ⚙️ | Runtime | [Tauri v2](https://tauri.app/) - Rust + WebView2 |
@@ -176,19 +182,19 @@ npm run tauri build
 
 ## 💼 Portable
 
-Vesper is **fully portable** - zero installation, zero system footprint.
+Vesper is **fully portable** - zero installation, zero system footprint. Your tools, your data, under your control.
 
 All data lives in a `data/` folder next to the executable:
 
 ```
 vesper.exe
 data/
-  ├── window-state.json    ← window position, size, maximized
-  └── EBWebView/           ← WebView2 data (localStorage, cache)
+  ├── window-state.json    <- window position, size, maximized
+  └── EBWebView/           <- WebView2 data (localStorage, cache)
 ```
 
 > Nothing is written to AppData, the registry, or any other system location.
-> To move Vesper, just copy the exe and optionally the `data/` folder.
+> No cloud sync, no phoning home. To move Vesper, just copy the exe and optionally the `data/` folder.
 
 <br>
 
@@ -201,6 +207,7 @@ data/
 | 🌙 | **Dark by Default** - deep onyx base `#282C33` reduces eye strain |
 | ⌨️ | **Keyboard Driven** - every feature accessible via shortcuts |
 | ✨ | **Minimalist Chrome** - the interface gets out of your way |
+| 🤝 | **No Extraction** - no ads, no tracking, no data harvesting, no paywalls |
 
 <br>
 
@@ -247,12 +254,14 @@ vesper/
 
 ## 📜 License
 
-This project is dedicated to the public domain under **CC0 1.0 Universal** - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
+Dedicated to the **public domain** under [CC0 1.0 Universal](LICENSE). No copyright, no restrictions, no permission needed. Take it, use it, change it, share it - it belongs to everyone.
 
 <br>
 
 ## 🙏 Acknowledgments
 
+Built with gratitude on the collective work of open-source communities worldwide:
+
 - [iA Writer](https://ia.net/writer) - design inspiration
 - [Tauri](https://tauri.app/) - desktop framework
 - [markdown-it](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it) - markdown parsing