1.1 --- a/thesis/tex/0-preface.tex	Wed Jan 21 14:48:58 2009 +0100
     1.2 +++ b/thesis/tex/0-preface.tex	Wed Jan 21 15:19:25 2009 +0100
     1.3 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     1.4  
     1.5  << make the topic more concrete and limit it >> %FIXME
     1.6  
     1.7 -<< have text by oliver here? >> %TODO
     1.8 +<< have text by Oliver here? >> %TODO
     1.9  
    1.10  usage examples:
    1.11  
    1.12 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
    1.13  
    1.14  This work focuses on the \unix\ operating system.
    1.15  Experience in usage, administration and program development is assumed.
    1.16 -This includes the basic toolchain (e.g.\ \name{tar}, \name{grep}, etc.), user, file and permission management, as well as writing, compiling and installing programs written in the C language.
    1.17 +This includes the basic tool chain (e.g.\ \name{tar}, \name{grep}, etc.), user, file and permission management, as well as writing, compiling and installing programs written in the C language.
    1.18  
    1.19  General information about \unix\ can be found in \cite{kernighan84} %FIXME: references
    1.20  . %FIXME: references
    1.21 @@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
    1.22  
    1.23  
    1.24  
    1.25 -\section*{Organisation}
    1.26 +\section*{Organization}
    1.27  
    1.28 -<< write about organisation of the book: parts, chapters, sections. And more thats useful to know. >> %FIXME
    1.29 +<< write about organization of the book: parts, chapters, sections. And more that's useful to know. >> %FIXME
    1.30  
    1.31  << explain where the main part lies (theory vs. implementation) >> %FIXME:
    1.32  
    1.33 @@ -58,17 +58,17 @@
    1.34  The following typographic conventions are used in this thesis:
    1.35  
    1.36  \begin{enumerate}
    1.37 -\item \emph{Italic shape} is used to emphasize text, to introduce new terma, and for names, including product, host, and user names, as well as email addresses.
    1.38 +\item \emph{Italic shape} is used to emphasize text, to introduce new terms, and for names, including product, host, and user names, as well as email addresses.
    1.39  
    1.40  \item For names of persons \textsc{Small Caps} are used.
    1.41  
    1.42 -\item File and path names, source code excrepts, contents of files, and output from programs are displayed in \texttt{Typewriter font}.
    1.43 +\item File and path names, source code excerpts, contents of files, and output from programs are displayed in \texttt{Typewriter font}.
    1.44  \end{enumerate}
    1.45  
    1.46  References to external resources are marked using one of three styles, distinguished by the type of resource.
    1.47  
    1.48  \begin{enumerate}
    1.49 -\item References to books, articles, and similar documents looks like this: \cite{kernighan84}. The letters represent the author(s) (here \person{Kenighan} and \person{Pike}), the number represents the year of publication (here 1984).
    1.50 +\item References to books, articles, and similar documents looks like this: \cite{kernighan84}. The letters represent the author(s) (here \person{Kernighan} and \person{Pike}), the number represents the year of publication (here 1984).
    1.51  
    1.52  \item Websites differ from documents as they are less of a text written by some author but more a place where information is gathered. They are only indicated by numbers, like for example: \citeweb{masqmail:homepage}.
    1.53