diff --git a/crux-wiki/Handbook3-7-Intro b/crux-wiki/Handbook3-7-Intro
index 63ff986..dfe0d8c 100644
--- a/crux-wiki/Handbook3-7-Intro
+++ b/crux-wiki/Handbook3-7-Intro
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ include creating packages optimized for your processor, eg. by compiling with
 -march=x86-64, and avoiding cluttering the filesystem with files you'll never
 use, eg. /usr/doc/*, etc. If you need more information about a specific program,
 other than information found in the man-page, Google usually knows all about it.
-Although CRUX strives to use new features as they become available, you will
-never have to deal with a frenzy of innovation that leaves you with an
-unrecognizable system. A CRUX user from the early years could abandon the
-distribution for two decades, then install the latest release and feel right at
-home.
+Although the CRUX development team strives to introduce new features as soon as
+they reach stable status, such innovations are carefully screened to ensure
+that they work in CRUX without drastic changes to the upstream sources or to
+the rest of the CRUX system.
 
 In short, CRUX might suit you very well if you are:
 
@@ -42,6 +41,10 @@ distribution as the foundation of your installation.
 
 * Someone who does not hesitate to download and compile programs from the source.
 
+* Someone who appreciates a gentle approach to patching upstream sources,
+letting you take responsibility for any customizations of third-party programs
+that diverge from the behaviour envisioned by their original authors.
+
 * Someone who values consistency and stability in the essential components of
 the operating system.