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[groovy] branch GROOVY_2_5_X updated (cc17342 -> ea93d59)

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    from cc17342  GROOVY-8825: Conflict between @Generated and @Delegate (closes #1115)
     new 4659540  Update README.adoc
     new ea93d59  improve README wording

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Summary of changes:
 README.adoc | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


[groovy] 02/02: improve README wording

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commit ea93d59b126ba93fbcf8bff6fb0d171bad29a06c
Author: Paul King <pa...@asert.com.au>
AuthorDate: Tue Dec 3 11:46:39 2019 +1000

    improve README wording
---
 README.adoc | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 8d7dbe9..1c5d73f 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -50,9 +50,13 @@ image:{travis-build-icon}[travis build status, link={travis-ci}]
 image:{bintray-download-icon}[bintray download, link={bintray-latest-version-link}]
 image:{apache-groovy-twitter-icon}[follow on Twitter, link={apache-groovy-twitter-link}]
 
-{groovy-www}[Groovy] is a powerful, optionally typed and dynamic language, with static-typing and static compilation capabilities, for the Java platform aimed at multiplying developers productivity thanks to a concise, familiar and easy to learn syntax.
+{groovy-www}[Groovy] is a powerful multi-faceted programming language for the JVM platform.
+It supports a spectrum of programming styles incorporating features from dynamic languages such as optional and duck typing, but also
+static compilation and static type checking at levels similar to or greater than Java through its extensible static type checker.
+It aims to greatly increase developer productivity with many powerful features but also a concise, familiar and easy to learn syntax.
 
-It integrates smoothly with any Java program, and immediately delivers to your application powerful features, including scripting capabilities, Domain-Specific Language authoring, runtime and compile-time meta-programming and functional programming. 
+It integrates smoothly with any Java class or library, and immediately delivers to your application powerful capabilities,
+including scripting support, Domain-Specific Language authoring, runtime and compile-time meta-programming and functional programming. 
 
 == Downloading
 


[groovy] 01/02: Update README.adoc

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commit 46595400b720e8479badc97eb9d8da447eb6ea30
Author: lidiameftah98 <58...@users.noreply.github.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Dec 1 21:26:04 2019 +0100

    Update README.adoc
---
 README.adoc | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 700a06d..8d7dbe9 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ image:{travis-build-icon}[travis build status, link={travis-ci}]
 image:{bintray-download-icon}[bintray download, link={bintray-latest-version-link}]
 image:{apache-groovy-twitter-icon}[follow on Twitter, link={apache-groovy-twitter-link}]
 
-{groovy-www}[Groovy] is a powerful, optionally typed and dynamic language, with static-typing and static compilation capabilities, for the Java platform aimed at multiplying developers’ productivity thanks to a concise, familiar and easy to learn syntax.
+{groovy-www}[Groovy] is a powerful, optionally typed and dynamic language, with static-typing and static compilation capabilities, for the Java platform aimed at multiplying developers productivity thanks to a concise, familiar and easy to learn syntax.
 
 It integrates smoothly with any Java program, and immediately delivers to your application powerful features, including scripting capabilities, Domain-Specific Language authoring, runtime and compile-time meta-programming and functional programming. 
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Alternatively, you can download the source distribution and unpack it.
 
 If obtaining the source from the source distribution and you intend to build from source,
 you also need to https://gradle.org/downloads/[download] and install http://gradle.org/[Gradle] and
-use the downloaded Gradle to execute one bootstrap step.
+use it to execute one bootstrap step.
 
 ==== Bootstrapping Gradle