[28080] trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/intro.xml

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Revision: 28080
          http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/changeset/28080
Author:   markd at macports.org
Date:     2007-08-19 17:24:06 -0700 (Sun, 19 Aug 2007)

Log Message:
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Rearrange the intro text a little bit.

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    trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/intro.xml

Modified: trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/intro.xml
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--- trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/intro.xml	2007-08-19 23:39:01 UTC (rev 28079)
+++ trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/intro.xml	2007-08-20 00:24:06 UTC (rev 28080)
@@ -5,22 +5,18 @@
   <title>Introduction</title>
 
   <para>MacPorts is a system for compiling, installing, and managing free and
-  open source software. MacPorts may be thought of as divided into two main
+  open source software. MacPorts may be conceptually divided into two main
   parts: the infrastructure, known as MacPorts base, and the set of available
-  ports. A MacPorts "port" is a set of specifications contained in a
+  ports. A MacPorts port is a set of specifications contained in a
   <filename>Portfile</filename> that defines an application, its
   characteristics, and any files or special instructions required to install
   it, so MacPorts may automatically fetch, patch, compile, and install ported
   software.</para>
 
-  <para>MacPorts may also be used to pre-compile ported software into binaries
-  that may be installed on remote computers. Binaries of ported software may
-  be installed very quickly since the steps required to install ports from
-  source code have all been performed in advance.</para>
+  <para>But MacPorts provides several major advantages over installing free
+  and open source software manually, beyond merely automating software
+  installation.</para>
 
-  <para>MacPorts provides several major advantages over installing free and
-  open source software manually.</para>
-
   <itemizedlist>
     <listitem>
       <para>MacPorts automatically installs any required support software,
@@ -30,16 +26,20 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>MacPorts confines ported software to a private "sandbox" that
       keeps it from intermingling with your operating system and its
-      vendor-supplied software and prevents them from becoming
-      corrupted.</para>
+      vendor-supplied software to prevent them from becoming corrupted.</para>
     </listitem>
 
     <listitem>
-      <para>MacPorts provides automatic uninstalls and upgrades of ported
-      software.</para>
+      <para>MacPorts provides automatic uninstalls and upgrades for installed
+      ports.</para>
     </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
 
+  <para>MacPorts may also be used to pre-compile ported software into binaries
+  that may be installed on remote computers. Binaries of ported software may
+  be installed very quickly since the steps required to install ports from
+  source code have all been performed in advance.</para>
+
   <para>MacPorts is developed on Mac OS X, though it is designed to be
   portable so it can work on other Unix-like systems, especially those
   descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).</para>

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