diff --git a/doc/tor-design.tex b/doc/tor-design.tex
index 466a28a509..0688967614 100644
--- a/doc/tor-design.tex
+++ b/doc/tor-design.tex
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ Tor works in a real-world Internet environment, requires no special
 privileges such as root- or kernel-level access,
 requires little synchronization or coordination between nodes, and
 provides a reasonable tradeoff between anonymity, usability, and efficiency.
-We include a new practical design for rendezvous points, as well
-as a big list of open problems.
+We include a new, more practical design for rendezvous points, and we
+provide a list of open problems in anonymous communication systems today.
 \end{abstract}
 
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