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 ====== Information Processing Group / Algo / Arni ======
-Welcome to the User Guide of the **IPG** network. [[start|Here]] you'll find the start point for some hints about the configuration, the services, the use, the possibilities that our network offers.
+Welcome to the User Guide of the **IPG** network. [[start|Here]] you'll find the start point for some hints about the configuration, the services, the use, the possibilities offered by our network.
 ===== No Static Informations =====
 As all web contents, these pages are subject to change (not every day, I hope), check it if you look for some information on services available. If you have a problem, before ask to the System Administrator for a solution, check the [[start|quick start]] and the [[faq|faq]] sections, maybe your answer is already there.
 ===== Use of our network =====
-We are trying to maintain the use of the network and his services the most simple possible from the user point of view (so the System Administrators can sleep more in the morning). To reach this result, we use mostly open source software and open source platforms because they have the widest possibility of combination and are free. Where this is impossible, due to proprietary code, we try to integrate these solutions and hide the details so the users don't have to worry about using different interfaces.
+We are trying to maintain the use of our network and of our services as simple as possible for the end users (in this way we hope the System Administrators can sleep more in the morning).
+We do this by making use of open source software and open source platforms which are free and offer the widest range of possibilities. When open source solutions are not available, we try to hide the details of proprietary solutions and integrate them so that the users don't have to worry about using different interfaces.
 ===== How =====
 Open Source Platform in our case means //**Linux**// and all the software that can run on this platform. The preferred distribution is Fedora built mainly by RedHat, but we have also some workstation and Server running Debian.
-  * The server configurations are completely transparent from the point of view of the users. We have a lot of different servers, all running //**Linux**// that share services and resurces to all users, no matter what is the operating system they use.
+  * We have various servers all running //**Linux**// that share services and resources to all users, independently on the operating system they use. Server's configurations are mostly transparent from the point of view of the users.
-  * On the linux workstations you can find a lot of software already installed, for productivity, but also for leisure. Due to different necessity can happens that not everyone is happy with our base configuration. In this case we invite the users to ask for the change they need. If applicable, the change made for the single workstation will be transmitted to all the others, so everyone can find the same software configuration on all the workstations.
+  * Our Linux workstations come with a lot of software already installed (both for productivity, and for leisure).  Since not everybody have the same needs, it can happen that something you need is still missing. If this is the case, we encourage you to ask us for improvements. If applicable, the change are made right away on your workstation and then transmitted to all the other machines, so that everybody can find the same software configuration on all the workstations.
 ===== Different World =====