news/2011-q3: Make a pass over it and finalize.

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@@ -27,31 +27,26 @@ else="
 
 This month [hurd hacker]  [item]
 
-**http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00079.html**
+<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00079.html> -- Bouju
+Alain submitted a patch to suport cpuinfo in the /proc interface
 
-Bouju Alain submitted a patch to suport cpuinfo in the /proc interface
+rbraun committed the last patch to mplanetas branch of the slab allocator
+work, for integration.
 
-**IRC 2011-11-14**
-
-rbraun committed the last patch to mplanetas branch of the slab allocator work, for integration. 
+IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-11-14:
 
 Features:
 
-(22:30:39) braunr: there shouldn't be any noticeable difference with the master branch
-
-(22:30:46) braunr: a bit less fragmentation
-
-(22:30:55) braunr: more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system
-
-(22:31:02) braunr: there are debugging features
-
-(22:31:06) braunr: it's SMP ready
-
-(22:31:15) braunr: and overall cleaner than the zone allocator
-
-(22:31:31) braunr: although a bit slower on the free path (because of what's performed to reduce fragmentation)
-
-(22:32:42) braunr: but even "slower" here is completely negligible
+    (22:30:39) braunr: there shouldn't be any noticeable difference with the
+      master branch
+    (22:30:46) braunr: a bit less fragmentation
+    (22:30:55) braunr: more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system
+    (22:31:02) braunr: there are debugging features
+    (22:31:06) braunr: it's SMP ready
+    (22:31:15) braunr: and overall cleaner than the zone allocator
+    (22:31:31) braunr: although a bit slower on the free path (because of
+      what's performed to reduce fragmentation)
+    (22:32:42) braunr: but even "slower" here is completely negligible
 
 **New porter box: exodar***
 
@@ -67,22 +62,23 @@ Additionally …
 
 And …
 
-So if you want to [reason for contibuting to the Hurd] please [[get_in_contact|contact_us]] - and maybe grab [[our_source_repos|source_repositories]].
+So if you want to [reason for contibuting to the Hurd],
+please [[get in contact|contact_us]] -- and maybe already grab the [[source
+code|source_repositories]].
 
-------
+---
 
-The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel.
-It is a collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to
-implement file systems, network protocols, file access control, and
-other features that are implemented by the Unix kernel or similar
-kernels (such as Linux).  
-[[More_detailed|hurd/documentation]].
+The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel.  It is a
+collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file
+systems, network protocols, file access control, and other features that are
+implemented by the Unix kernel or similar kernels (such as Linux).  [[More
+detailed|hurd/documentation]].
 
-**GNU Mach** is the microkernel upon which GNU Hurd is based. It
-offers Inter Process Communication (IPC) which the Hurd uses to define
-interfaces for implementing the services an operating system needs
-from a full-featured kernel.  
-[[Read_more|microkernel/mach/gnumach]]
+**GNU Mach** is the microkernel upon which a GNU Hurd system is based.  It
+provides an Inter Process Communication (IPC) mechanism that the Hurd uses to
+define interfaces for implementing in a distributed multi-server fashion the
+services a traditional operating system kernel provides.  [[More
+detailed|microkernel/mach/gnumach]].
 
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