Apply Dave Abrahams editorial suggestions

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-                  <p>The Boost web site provides free peer-reviewed portable
+                  <p>Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable
                   C++ source libraries.</p>
 
-                  <p>The emphasis is on libraries which work well with the
-                  C++ Standard Library. The libraries are intended to be
-                  widely useful, and usable by thousands of programmers
+                  <p>We emphasize libraries that work well with the
+                  C++ Standard Library. Boost libraries are intended to be
+                  widely useful, and usable
                   across a broad spectrum of applications. The <a href=
                   "more/license_info.html">Boost license</a> encourages both
                   commercial and non-commercial use.</p>
 
-                  <p>A further goal is to establish "existing practice" and
+                  <p>We aim to establish "existing practice" and
                   provide reference implementations so that Boost libraries
                   are suitable for eventual standardization. Ten Boost
                   libraries are already included in the <a href=
@@ -55,23 +55,21 @@
                   TR2</a>.</p>
 
                   <p class="faq"><span class="faq-question">Getting
-                  started.</span> <span class="faq-answer">You can <a href=
-                  "more/getting_started.html">download, build, and
-                  install</a> the latest Boost release from <a href=
-                  "http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&amp;package_id=8041">
-                  SourceForge</a>. Popular Linux and Unix distributions such
+                  started:</span> <span class="faq-answer">Follow the <a href=
+                  "more/getting_started.html">Getting Started Guide</a>
+                  to download and install Boost. Popular Linux and Unix distributions such
                   as <a href="http://fedora.redhat.com/">Fedora</a>, <a href=
                   "http://www.debian.org/">Debian</a>, and <a href=
-                  "http://www.netbsd.org/">NetBSD</a> also include pre-built
-                  Boost packages. Or Boost may already be available on your
+                  "http://www.netbsd.org/">NetBSD</a> include pre-built
+                  Boost packages. Boost may already be available on your
                   organization's internal web server.</span></p>
 
                   <p class="faq"><span class=
-                  "faq-question">Background.</span> <span class=
-                  "faq-answer">The <a href="more/background.html">background
-                  information page</a> has introductory material that may be
-                  of interest to managers wondering if their organization
-                  should use Boost.</span></p>
+                  "faq-question">Background:</span> <span class=
+                  "faq-answer">The <a href="more/background.html">Background
+                  Information page</a> has introductory material to help
+                  those educating their organization
+                  about Boost.</span></p>
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more/background.html

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       <h1>Boost Background Information</h1>
 <h2>Why should an organization use Boost?</h2>
 <p>
-In one word, <i><b>Productivity</b></i>. Use of high-quality libraries like 
+In a word, <i><b>Productivity</b></i>. Use of high-quality libraries like 
 Boost speeds initial development,  results in fewer bugs, 
 reduces reinvention-of-the-wheel, and cuts long-term maintenance costs. And 
 since Boost libraries tend to become de facto or de jure standards, many 
@@ -47,32 +47,40 @@ Who's Using Boost page</a> for a sampling. We don't know the exact numbers, but
 a release gets around 100,000 downloads from SourceForge, and that is only one 
 of several distribution routes.</p>
 <h2>What do others say about Boost?</h2>
-<p><a href="http://www.gotw.ca/">Herb Sutter</a> and
-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Alexandrescu">Andrei Alexandrescu</a>, 
-in <a href="http://safari.awprofessional.com/?XmlId=0321113586">C++ Coding 
-Standards</a>, say <i><b>&quot;...one of the most highly regarded and expertly 
+<p> <i><b>&quot;...one of the most highly regarded and expertly 
 designed C++ library projects in the world.&quot;</b></i></p>
-<p><a href="http://www.aristeia.com/">Scott Meyers</a>, in
-<a href="http://www.awl.com/cseng/titles/0-321-33487-6/">Effective C++, 3rd Ed.</a>, 
-says <b><i>&quot;Item 55: Familiarize yourself with Boost.&quot;</i></b></p>
-<p><a href="http://www.research.att.com/~bs/">Bjarne Stroustrup</a>, in
-<a href="http://www.research.att.com/~bs/abstraction.pdf">Abstraction, 
-libraries, and efficiency in C++</a>, says: <i><b>&quot;The obvious solution for most 
+      <blockquote>
+<p>-- <a href="http://www.gotw.ca/">Herb Sutter</a> and
+<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Alexandrescu">Andrei Alexandrescu</a>, 
+<a href="http://safari.awprofessional.com/?XmlId=0321113586">C++ Coding 
+Standards</a> </p>
+      </blockquote>
+<p> <b><i>&quot;Item 55: Familiarize yourself with Boost.&quot;</i></b></p>
+      <blockquote>
+<p>-- <a href="http://www.aristeia.com/">Scott Meyers</a>, 
+<a href="http://www.awl.com/cseng/titles/0-321-33487-6/">Effective C++, 3rd Ed.</a> </p>
+      </blockquote>
+<p> <i><b>&quot;The obvious solution for most 
 programmers is to use a library that provides an elegant and efficient 
 platform independent to needed services. Examples are BOOST...&quot;</b></i></p>
+      <blockquote>
+<p>--<i><b> </b></i><a href="http://www.research.att.com/~bs/">Bjarne Stroustrup</a>, 
+<a href="http://www.research.att.com/~bs/abstraction.pdf">Abstraction, 
+libraries, and efficiency in C++</a> </p>
+      </blockquote>
 <h2>How do users get support?</h2>
-<p>For relatively straight-forward support needs, users rely on the
-<a href="more/mailing_lists.htm">mailing lists and newsgroups</a>. One of the 
-advantages of Boost is the responsiveness of both other users and Boost 
+<p>For relatively straightforward support needs, users rely on the
+<a href="more/mailing_lists.htm">mailing lists</a>. One of the 
+advantages of Boost is the responsiveness of other users and Boost 
 developers.</p>
 <p>For more involved needs, <a href="more/links.htm#Commercial%20Support">
-Commercial Support</a> is also available.</p>
+Commercial Support</a> is available.</p>
 <h2>What about license issues?</h2>
 <p>Boost has its own <a href="more/license_info.html">license</a>, developed 
 with help from the Harvard Law School.&nbsp; The
 <a href="more/license_info.html">Boost license polices</a> encourage both 
 commercial and non-commercial use, and the Boost license is not related to the 
-GPL or other licenses which are sometimes seen as business unfriendly.</p>
+GPL or other licenses - that are sometimes seen as business unfriendly.</p>
 <h2>What about other intellectual property issues?</h2>
 <p>The Boost libraries tend to be new, fresh, and creative designs. They are not 
 copies, clones, or derivations of proprietary libraries. Boost has a firm policy 
@@ -82,13 +90,12 @@ source code has been inspected by many, many knowledgeable programmers. Each
 Boost file has a copyright notice and license information. IP issues have been 
 reviewed by the legal teams from some of the corporations which use Boost, and 
 in some cases these lawyers have been kind enough to give Boost feedback on IP 
-issues. No guarantees, but those factors all tend to reduce IP risk.</p>
+issues. There are no guarantees, but those factors all tend to reduce IP risk.</p>
 <h2>Why would anyone give away valuable software for free?</h2>
-<p>Businesses and other organizations contribute everything from tiny patches up 
-to complete libraries, when doing so is cheaper and/or higher quality than 
-commercial software. This is particularly true for software they have a need 
-for, but don't consider proprietary because it is of a general or utility 
-nature.</p>
+<p>Businesses and other organizations often prefer to have code developed, 
+maintained, and improved in the open source community when it does not contain 
+technology specific to their application domain, because it allows them to focus 
+more development resources on their core business.</p>
 <p>Individuals contribute for the technical challenge, to hone their technical 
 skills, for the sense of community, as part of their graduate school programs, 
 as a way around geographic isolation, to enhance their employment opportunities,