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 Codex is building a decentralized durability engine aiming to allow users to have data persistence.
 This repository contains Codex specifications currently under discussion.
 
-Visit the official [Codex website]() for more information about the project.
+Visit the official [Codex website](https://codex.storage/) for more information about the project.
 
 Note: Codex is still under active development. 
-Specifications located in this repository should be considered not production ready.
-Discussion is conducted with the intention of maturing each specification.
+Specifications located in this repository should be considered not production-ready.
+Discussion is held with the intention of maturing each specification.
 
-## Contributors 
+## Contributing
 
-Contributors are welcomed to create a new pull request with specifications.
-It is reccommened to adhere to the 1/COSS guidelines when writing specifications.
+Contributors are welcome to create a new pull request to discuss a topic related to the Codex protocol.
+When writing specifications,
+it is recommended to adhere to the [1/COSS](https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/blob/main/vac/1/coss.md) guidelines.
 
 Please adhere to the following guidelines:
 
-- Name and title of all specification must have the `CODEX-` prefix
-- Use [semantic breaks](https://sembr.org/)
-- It is reccomended to base specification on the Vac [template](./template.md)
+- Name and title of all specifications must have the `CODEX-` prefix
+- Try to use [semantic breaks](https://sembr.org/)
+- Use the [template](./template.md) to help construct specifications
 
 ## License
+
+Copyright and related rights waived via [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).