doc: shorten intro of README.md

Trott · sagitsofan · commit 0e483130283b · 2018-10-12T04:40:37.000+03:00
There are many things I might want to know about if I'm reading the introduction of the README file for Node.js: Where to get help, what the latest release is, how to compile from source, where to report bugs, how to contribute... One thing I cannot imagine wondering about is, "I wonder if there is a foundation that supports Node.js." Move that sentence to the end of the paragraph as it is designed to serve the project and not the end user. Bonus: This removes a usage of passive voice. The Linux kernel README does not mention the Linux Foundation. https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/README The jQuery README does not mention the JS Foundation. https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/master/README.md (It does mention the no-longer-extant jQuery Foundation but only because the Foundation itself apparently had coding standards.) The Python README only mentions the Python Software Foundation as the copyright owner. The Apache httpd README does mention the Apache Software Foundation although it does not link to it and it is mentioned in passing rather than being the topic of a declarative sentence. PR-URL: nodejs#23073 Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de> Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. For
 more information on using Node.js, see the [Node.js Website][].
 
-The Node.js project uses an [open governance model](./GOVERNANCE.md). The
-[Node.js Foundation][] provides support for the project.
+Node.js contributions, policies, and releases are managed under an
+[open governance model](./GOVERNANCE.md). The [Node.js Foundation][] provides
+support for the project.
 
 **This project is bound by a [Code of Conduct][].**
 
