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 # Gradle build infrastructure for lectures
 
-Gradle infrastructure to build Information Science lectures.
+Gradle infrastructure to build Information Science lectures based on Nigel’s LaTeX lecture classes.
 
 Features:
 * multiple configurable document targets: slides, handout, notes, examples