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| author | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-09-22 17:08:43 -0500 |
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| committer | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-09-22 17:08:43 -0500 |
| commit | b6a67d37b5751a8da0696cbac04249c75809e383 (patch) | |
| tree | bc7167a096e910f9eb6f040a131f7b4778b0022d /chapter03/introduction.xml | |
| parent | 9011f2d242a8b2e6882008b5a9d125fb99ecfc57 (diff) | |
Clean up English idiom / grammar in chapter 3.1 (Introduction).
(Note that "errata" are plural; "erratum" is the singular nun.)
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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter03/introduction.xml | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/chapter03/introduction.xml b/chapter03/introduction.xml index 1b658e89d..1a69187a2 100644 --- a/chapter03/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter03/introduction.xml @@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ <para>This chapter includes a list of packages that need to be downloaded in order to build a basic Linux system. The listed version numbers correspond to versions of the software that are known to work, and this book is based on - their use. We highly recommend against using different versions because the build + their use. We highly recommend against using different versions, because the build commands for one version may not work with a different version, unless the - different version is specified by a LFS errata or security advisory. + different version is specified by an LFS erratum or security advisory. The newest package versions may also have problems that require work-arounds. These work-arounds will be developed and stabilized in the development version of the book.</para> <para>For some packages, the release tarball and the (Git or SVN) - repository snapshot tarball for this release may be published with - similar file name. A release tarball contains generated files (for - example, <command>configure</command> script generated by + repository snapshot tarball for that release may be published with + similar file names. A release tarball contains generated files (for + example, a <command>configure</command> script generated by <command>autoconf</command>), in addition to the contents of the corresponding repository snapshot. The book uses release tarballs whenever possible. Using a repository snapshot instead of a release @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para>For stable versions of the book, a tarball of all the needed files - can be downloaded from one of the LFS files mirrors listed at + can be downloaded from one of the mirror sites listed at <ulink url="https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/mirrors.html#files"/>.</para> </listitem> <listitem> |