diff --git a/README b/README
index 5ac494f6..9020d6e2 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-          GNU nano -- an enhanced clone of the Pico text editor
+          GNU nano -- a simple editor, inspired by Pico
 
 Overview
 
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ Overview
     go-to-line-number or search-and-replace) were unavailable until
     recently or require a command-line flag.  Yuck.
 
-    nano aims to solve these problems by emulating the functionality of
-    Pico as closely as possible while addressing the problems above and
-    providing other extra functionality.
+    Nano aimed to solve these problems by: 1) being truly free software
+    by using the GPL, 2) emulating the functionality of Pico as closely
+    as is reasonable, and 3) include extra functionality by default.
+
+    Nowadays, nano wants to be a generally useful editor, with default
+    settings that do not change the file contents automatically.
 
     The nano editor is an official GNU package.  For more information on
     GNU and the Free Software Foundation, please see https://www.gnu.org/.
diff --git a/doc/faq.html b/doc/faq.html
index 745fc4ba..8eef44af 100644
--- a/doc/faq.html
+++ b/doc/faq.html
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 <h1><a name="1"></a>1. General</h1>
 <h3><a name="1.1"></a>1.1. What is GNU nano?</h3>
-<blockquote><p>GNU nano is designed to be a free replacement for the Pico text editor, part of the Pine email suite from <a href="http://www.washington.edu/pine/">The University of Washington</a>. It aims to &quot;emulate Pico as closely as possible and then include extra functionality&quot;.</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>GNU nano was designed to be a free replacement for the Pico text editor, part of the Pine email suite from <a href="http://www.washington.edu/pine/">The University of Washington</a>. It aimed to &quot;emulate Pico as closely as is reasonable and then include extra functionality&quot;.</p></blockquote>
 <h3><a name="1.2"></a>1.2. What is the history behind nano?</h3>
 <blockquote><p>Funny you should ask!</p>
   <p><b>In the beginning...</b></p>
diff --git a/doc/nano.1 b/doc/nano.1
index 7eeba59b..7623892d 100644
--- a/doc/nano.1
+++ b/doc/nano.1
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 .TH NANO 1 "version 3.2" "November 2018"
 
 .SH NAME
-nano \- Nano's ANOther editor, an enhanced free Pico clone
+nano \- Nano's ANOther editor, inspired by Pico
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B nano
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
index b55477c4..a5f0405e 100644
--- a/doc/nano.texi
+++ b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ file locking, backup files, and internationalization support.
 
 The original goal for @command{nano} was to be a complete bug-for-bug
 emulation of Pico.  But currently the goal is to be as compatible
-as possible while offering a superset of Pico's functionality.
+as is reasonable while offering a superset of Pico's functionality.
 @xref{Pico Compatibility} for more details on how @command{nano} and
 Pico differ.
 
@@ -1507,8 +1507,8 @@ browser exits.
 @node Pico Compatibility
 @chapter Pico Compatibility
 
-@command{nano} attempts to emulate Pico as closely as possible, but there
-are some differences between the editors:
+@command{nano} emulates Pico as closely as is reasonable, but there
+are some differences between the two editors:
 
 @table @code