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 .. _swh-journal:
 
-Software Heritage - Development Documentation
-=============================================
+Software Heritage - Journal
+===========================
+
+Persistent logger of changes to the archive, with publish-subscribe support.
+
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :caption: Contents:
 
 
-
 Indices and tables
 ==================
 
 * :ref:`genindex`
 * :ref:`modindex`
 * :ref:`search`