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-aten
-=====
+# Aten
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/rabbitmq/aten.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/rabbitmq/aten)
 
-Implementation of [A New Adaptive Accrual Failure Detector for Dependable Distributed Systems](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1244129)
-for distributed erlang.
+This is an implementation of [A New Adaptive Accrual Failure Detector for Dependable Distributed Systems](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1244129)
+for distributed Erlang.
 
-Status: Maturing. Essential component of [Ra](https://github.com/rabbitmq/ra)
+Aten is an essential dependency of [Ra](https://github.com/rabbitmq/ra).
 
 
-Use
----
+## Project Maturity
 
-    % start the aten application if not part of a release
-    {ok, _Apps} = aten:start(),
-    % register interest in status changes for a node
-    ok = aten:register(node1@host),
-    % receive status change events
-    receive
-        {node_event, node1@host, down} -> ok;
-        {node_event, node1@host, up} -> ok
-    end
+`aten` is a reasonably mature project that has been used in production
+for a few years. Breaking public API changes are unlikely.
 
-    % deregister interest
-    ok = aten:deregister(node1@host),
 
+## Use
 
-Build
------
+``` erl
+%% start the aten application if not part of a release
+{ok, _Apps} = aten:start(),
+%% register interest in status changes for a node
+ok = aten:register(node1@host),
+%% receive status change events
+receive
+    {node_event, node1@host, down} -> ok;
+    {node_event, node1@host, up} -> ok
+end
 
-    $ make
+%% deregister interest
+ok = aten:deregister(node1@host),
+```
 
-or
+## Build
 
-    $ rebar3 compile
+``` shell
+gmake
+```
+
+Or with Rebar 3
+
+``` shell
+
+rebar3 compile
+```
+
+## License
+
+`aten` is [dual-licensed](./LICENSE) under the Mozilla Public License 2.0
+and the Apache Public License 2.0.
+
+(c) 2017-2020 VMware, Inc or its affiliates.