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diff --git a/Main/BootProcess.mdwn b/Main/BootProcess.mdwn
index 27b7cfe6..17f7bba7 100644
--- a/Main/BootProcess.mdwn
+++ b/Main/BootProcess.mdwn
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-This is just a working document for me to learn the GNU/Hurd boot/init process. Please feel free to modify!
-
-\*\* Just a note. These notes are based on a Debian CD installation so your mileage may vary.
-
-Frickin' wiki lost my first draft...
-
-----
+Describes the GNU/Hurd boot process.
 
 # <a name="Bootloader"> Bootloader </a>
 
@@ -12,16 +6,20 @@ Frickin' wiki lost my first draft...
 
 GRUB can be used for booting multiple Operating Systems on a given machine. Device naming convention for GRUB is different than that of the Hurd. Where the first partition on the primary IDE drive in GNU/Hurd is hd0s1, in GRUB it is (hd0,0). In the case of GNU/Hurd, the first thing that GRUB loads is kernel image.
 
-Here is a copy of GNU/Hurd multi-user entry from menu.lst
+Here is a copy of GNU/Hurd multi-user entry from menu.lst. The first two lines are primarily informational and are what get displayed on the GRUB boot menu.
 
     # Entry 2:  1st partition on first HDD
     title  GNU/Hurd (IDE 1st partition - hd0s1 multi-user)
     root   (hd0,0)
     kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=device:hd0s1
-    module /hurd/ext2fs.static --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line} --host-priv-port=${host-port} --device-master-port=${device-port} --exec-server-task=${exec-task} -T typed ${root} $(task-create) $(task-resume)
+    module /hurd/ext2fs.static --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line} \
+                               --host-priv-port=${host-port}                   \
+                               --device-master-port=${device-port}             \
+                               --exec-server-task=${exec-task}                 \
+                               -T typed ${root} $(task-create) $(task-resume)
     module /lib/ld.so.1 /hurd/exec $(exec-task=task-create)
 
-The first two lines are primarily informational and are what get displayed on the GRUB boot menu.
+**_N.B. the escaped new lines above should end in only a back slash, no spaces!_**
 
 The line "root (hd0,0)" tells GRUB where to look for the root partition. Notice that the (hd0,0) is using GRUB naming conventions.
 
@@ -30,3 +28,9 @@ The next line loads the gnumach kernel image itself. Notice here the root=device
 ----
 
 -- [[Main/BarryDeFreese]] - 29 May 2003
+
+Minor formatting and edit check.
+
+On a side note. The actual description of the GNU/Hurd boot process is a good idea but keeping duplicated information to a bare minimum must be the guide line for a "book" like this. See other topics for more information on Grub configuration for instance.
+
+-- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - 30 May 2003