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 About
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-lipck is an helper tool for remastering Ubuntu based distributions. Amongst
+lipck is a helper tool for remastering Ubuntu based distributions. Amongst
 others it can
 - apply patches to rootfs/isofs/initramfs,
 - update the initramfs kernel,
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ others it can
   automated architecture recognition in grub),
 - autogenerate grub configuration from templates.
 
-In difference to other tools, like UCK, the host system is independent of the
-system remastered. Furthermore, the host is kept clean w.r.t. resources (like
-mount points). This is achieved by using linux namespaces/lxc.
+In comparison to other tools, like UCK, the host system is independent of the
+system remastered. Furthermore, the host is kept clean with respect to resources
+(like mount points). This is achieved by using linux namespaces/lxc.
 
-However, in its current state each version (git tag/commit) is designed for
-a single Ubuntu version. While the version/source image can be configured
+However, in its current state each version of lipck (git tag/commit) is designed
+for a specific Ubuntu version. While the version/source image can be configured
 freely, patches and static files (i.e. those in the contrib directory) are
 not versionized and do only apply to a single Ubuntu image.
 
 Originally, lipck was (or still is) created to remaster install images for
-linux install fests organized by members of the Open-Source working group of
+linux install fests organized by members of the Open Source Arbeitskreis of
 the Fachschaft 1/1 Mathematik, Physik, Informatik of the RWTH Aachen University.
 It is published in hope that it will be useful for someone else as well.