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 Kubernetes is an open source system for managing [containerized applications]
-across multiple hosts; providing basic mechanisms for deployment, maintenance,
+across multiple hosts. It provides basic mechanisms for deployment, maintenance,
 and scaling of applications.
 
 Kubernetes builds upon a decade and a half of experience at Google running
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 combined with best-of-breed ideas and practices from the community.
 
 Kubernetes is hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation ([CNCF]).
-If you are a company that wants to help shape the evolution of
-technologies that are container-packaged, dynamically-scheduled
+If your company wants to help shape the evolution of
+technologies that are container-packaged, dynamically scheduled,
 and microservices-oriented, consider joining the CNCF.
 For details about who's involved and how Kubernetes plays a role,
 read the CNCF [announcement].