-\fBLyX\fR is a modern approach of writing documents with a computer
-which breaks with the tradition of the obsolete typewriter concept. It
-is designed for people who want a professional output with a minimum
-of time effort, without becoming specialists in typesetting. Compared
-to common word processors, \fBLyX\fR will increase the productivity a
-lot, since most of the typesetting will be done by the computer, not
-the author. With \fBLyX\fR the author can concentrate on the contents
-of his writing, since the computer will take care of the look. Read more
-about this concept in the online documentation under the Help menu.
+\fBLyX\fR is a document preparation system. It excels at letting you
+create complex technical and scientific articles with mathematics,
+cross\-references, bibliographies, indices, etc. It is very good at
+documents of any length in which the usual processing abilities are
+required: automatic sectioning and pagination, spellchecking, and so
+forth. It can also be used to write a letter to your mom, though
+granted, there are probably simpler programs available for that. It is
+definitely not the best tool for creating banners, flyers, or
+advertisements, though with some effort all these can be done, too.
+Some examples of what it is used for: memos, letters, dissertations
+and theses, lecture notes, seminar notebooks, conference proceedings,
+software documentation, books (on PostgreSQL, remote sensing,
+cryptology, fictional novels, poetry, and even a children's book or
+two), articles in refereed scientific journals, scripts for plays and
+movies, business proposals... you get the idea.