chore: Revise README warning and improve clarity

Updated warning message to reflect stability for daily use and removed redundant text.

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author: bnema · 10d ago · 2026-10-12 17:10 UTC
committer: GitHub · 10d ago · 2026-10-12 17:10 UTC
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
10	10		<p align="center">A Wayland compositor that spends its frames on your apps, not on itself.</p>
11	11
12	12		> [!WARNING]
13		-	> Early alpha, but I use it every day. Developed and tested mostly on AMD CPUs and GPUs. NVIDIA support is incomplete and untested. Expect bugs and breaking config changes.
	13	+	> Early alpha, but stable enough for daily use. Developed and tested mostly on AMD CPUs and GPUs. NVIDIA support is incomplete and untested (contribs welcome). Expect bugs and breaking config changes.
14	14
15	15		## Why NeferWL
16	16

@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ About 35 channels connect them, all created in one place, so the full data flow
48	48		- Work only when something changes. Damage tracking redraws only what changed, surfaces hidden behind opaque ones are skipped, and an idle output does nothing.
49	49		- Tuned on real hardware. Under VRR, cursor moves ride on the game's next frame instead of forcing their own refresh, and game frames keep a short gap after each flip so the panel does not fall back to its slowest rate.
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51		-	### A pleasure to work on
52		-
53		-	A full build takes seconds, and tests, race detection, profiling and formatting come with the language. I also like bringing more tools to the Go ecosystem. NeferWL grew its own libraries along the way, and other Go projects can use them:
	51	+	I also like bringing more tools to the Go ecosystem. NeferWL grew its own libraries along the way, and other Go projects can use them:
54	52
55	53		- [purego-libwayland](https://github.com/bnema/purego-libwayland): libwayland-server without cgo.
56	54		- [purego-vulkan](https://github.com/bnema/purego-vulkan): Vulkan without cgo, generated from `vk.xml`.

@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ A full build takes seconds, and tests, race detection, profiling and formatting
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81	79		### Desktop integration
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83		-	Bring your own desktop UI: any layer-shell client, such as Noctalia or Waybar, works. No built-in bar, launcher or notifications; input methods like fcitx5 work through their standard protocols. For capture and idle management, see [nefercap](https://github.com/bnema/nefercap) and [neferafk](https://github.com/bnema/neferafk).
	81	+	Bring your own desktop UI: any layer-shell client, such as Noctalia or Waybar, works. For capture and idle management, see [nefercap](https://github.com/bnema/nefercap) and [neferafk](https://github.com/bnema/neferafk).
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85	83		Configuration is a flat `key = value` file that reloads on save. A JSON state file exposes outputs, workspaces and windows to scripts. See [Desktop integration](docs/desktop.md).
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 <p align="center">A Wayland compositor that spends its frames on your apps, not on itself.</p>
 > [!WARNING]
-> **Early alpha, but I use it every day.** Developed and tested mostly on AMD CPUs and GPUs. NVIDIA support is incomplete and untested. Expect bugs and breaking config changes.
+> **Early alpha, but stable enough for daily use.** Developed and tested mostly on AMD CPUs and GPUs. NVIDIA support is incomplete and untested (contribs welcome). Expect bugs and breaking config changes.
 ## Why NeferWL
 - **Work only when something changes.** Damage tracking redraws only what changed, surfaces hidden behind opaque ones are skipped, and an idle output does nothing.
 - **Tuned on real hardware.** Under VRR, cursor moves ride on the game's next frame instead of forcing their own refresh, and game frames keep a short gap after each flip so the panel does not fall back to its slowest rate.
-### A pleasure to work on
+I also like bringing more tools to the Go ecosystem. NeferWL grew its own libraries along the way, and other Go projects can use them:
-A full build takes seconds, and tests, race detection, profiling and formatting come with the language. I also like bringing more tools to the Go ecosystem. NeferWL grew its own libraries along the way, and other Go projects can use them:
 - [purego-libwayland](https://github.com/bnema/purego-libwayland): libwayland-server without cgo.
 - [purego-vulkan](https://github.com/bnema/purego-vulkan): Vulkan without cgo, generated from `vk.xml`.
 ### Desktop integration
-Bring your own desktop UI: any layer-shell client, such as Noctalia or Waybar, works. No built-in bar, launcher or notifications; input methods like fcitx5 work through their standard protocols. For capture and idle management, see [nefercap](https://github.com/bnema/nefercap) and [neferafk](https://github.com/bnema/neferafk).
+Bring your own desktop UI: any layer-shell client, such as Noctalia or Waybar, works. For capture and idle management, see [nefercap](https://github.com/bnema/nefercap) and [neferafk](https://github.com/bnema/neferafk).
 Configuration is a flat `key = value` file that reloads on save. A JSON state file exposes outputs, workspaces and windows to scripts. See [Desktop integration](docs/desktop.md).