tweak the README wording for kernels

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Steve McIntyre 2012-05-30 08:12:38 +00:00
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#endif #endif
</h2> </h2>
<p>An operating system is the set of basic programs and <p>An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities
utilities that make your computer run. At the core of an that make your computer run. At the core of an operating system is
operating system is the kernel. The kernel is the most the kernel. The kernel is the most fundamental program on the
fundamental program on the computer, which does all the basic computer, which does all the basic housekeeping and lets you start
housekeeping and lets you start other programs. Debian is other programs. Debian is kernel independent. It currently uses
kernel independent. It currently uses the <a href= either the <a href= "http://www.linux.org/">Linux</a>
"http://www.linux.org/">Linux</a> kernel but work is in or <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a> kernel. Most of
progress to provide Debian for other kernels, using <a href= the basic operating system tools come from the <a href=
"http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html">the Hurd</a>. Most
of the basic operating system tools come from the <a href=
"http://www.gnu.org/">GNU project</a>; hence the name "http://www.gnu.org/">GNU project</a>; hence the name
DEBIAN_KERNEL.</p> DEBIAN_KERNEL.</p>

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#endif #endif
</h2> </h2>
<p>An operating system is the set of basic programs and <p>An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities
utilities that make your computer run. At the core of an that make your computer run. At the core of an operating system is
operating system is the kernel. The kernel is the most the kernel. The kernel is the most fundamental program on the
fundamental program on the computer, which does all the basic computer, which does all the basic housekeeping and lets you start
housekeeping and lets you start other programs. Debian is other programs. Debian is kernel independent. It currently uses
kernel independent. It currently uses the <a href= either the <a href= "http://www.linux.org/">Linux</a>
"http://www.linux.org/">Linux</a> kernel but work is in or <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a> kernel. Most of
progress to provide Debian for other kernels, using <a href= the basic operating system tools come from the <a href=
"http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html">the Hurd</a>. Most
of the basic operating system tools come from the <a href=
"http://www.gnu.org/">GNU project</a>; hence the name "http://www.gnu.org/">GNU project</a>; hence the name
DEBIAN_KERNEL.</p> DEBIAN_KERNEL.</p>