From 4ad72e5ece664182cbb296dac7a63732967e052c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathaniel Beaver Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:53:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Minor typos. --- why-linux-is-better.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/why-linux-is-better.rst b/why-linux-is-better.rst index 0ecca4c..68a54d2 100644 --- a/why-linux-is-better.rst +++ b/why-linux-is-better.rst @@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ However, there are a variety of possibilities depending on the needs of the peop .. _package manager: `Package manager with signed binaries.`_ System administrators, for example, care about system-level configuration files, generally text files in ``/etc/``. -Text files simple to edit for ad-hoc debugging and automation and also very robust against corruption. +Text files are simple to edit for ad-hoc debugging and automation and also very robust against corruption. User level configuration is stored in dotfiles (hidden folders or files) in the user's home directory. There are good arguments to the effect that making dotfiles responsible for configuration `is problematic`_. @@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ Moreover, using ordinary files instead of a database for application configurati Since many configuration files on Linux are `textual`_, they are easy to modify, back up, -and ``diff`` and merge them, +and ``diff`` or merge, which means users can share and benefit from others' customized configurations and accommodate upstream changes. .. _textual: http://catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/textualitychapter.html