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Some trivial grammar/spelling fixes for main README file. 

A number of minor fixes related to spelling, grammar and
capitalization in the top-level README file.

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
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@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ Barebox
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Barebox is a bootloader that follows the tradition of Das U-Boot, while
adapting modern design ideas from the Linux kernel.
adopting modern design ideas from the Linux kernel.
Features
--------
- A POSIX based file API
- A POSIX-based file API
Inside barebox the usual open/close/read/write/lseek functions are used.
This makes it familiar to everyone who has programmed under unix systems.
This makes it familiar to everyone who has programmed under UNIX systems.
- Usual shell commands like ls/cd/mkdir/echo/cat,...
@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ Features
- simulation target
barebox can be compiled to run under Linux. While this is rather useless
in real world this is a great debugging and development aid. New features
can be easily developped and tested on long train journeys and started
under gdb. There is a console driver for linux which emulates a serial
device and a tap based ethernet driver. Linux files can be mapped to
can be easily developed and tested on long train journeys and started
under gdb. There is a console driver for Linux which emulates a serial
device and a TAP-based Ethernet driver. Linux files can be mapped to
devices under barebox to emulate storage devices.
- device parameter support
@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ Features
- getopt
There is a small getopt implementation. Some commands got really
complicated (both in code and in usage) due to the fact that U-Boot only
allowed positional parameters.
complicated (both in code and in usage) due to the fact that U-Boot
allowed only positional parameters.
- editor
Scripts can be edited with a small editor. This editor has no features
@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Building Barebox
----------------
Barebox uses the Linux kernel's build system. It consists of two parts:
the makefile infrastructure (kbuild), plus a configuration system
the Makefile infrastructure (kbuild), plus a configuration system
(kconfig). So building barebox is very similar to building the Linux
kernel.