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docs(readme): revert section on what is Node.js
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## What is Node.js?
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*from [node.org/faq.html](https://node.org/faq.html)*
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Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building
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fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking
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I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive
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real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
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Node.js is a JavaScript platform built on Chrome's V8 runtime. This project
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began as a fork of Joyent's Node.js™ and is compatible with the npm ecosystem.
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Why? Node.js aims to provide faster and predictable release cycles. It currently
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merges in the latest language, API and performance improvements to V8 while also
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updating libuv and other base libraries.
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This project aims to continue development of Node.js under an "open governance
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model" as opposed to corporate stewardship.
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See: http://nodejs.org
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## Usage
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