commit da77a74c7cfd93f3ff7640a6ea71e5f08107e55a
author Andrew Jeffery <andrew@aj.id.au> Sun May 23 19:56:59 2021 +0930
committer Brad Bishop <bradleyb@fuzziesquirrel.com> Fri May 28 01:24:25 2021 +0000
tree 5335a82f37624c46dc7302bde3db47c97a4ed6c9
parent 1bdec86ae1635209363605444a6de361fb54ad91

README: Improve clarity of the opening description

"can be described as" sounds a lot like Chris Austen having a chat with
someone over a beer. To the extent that Yocto is a Linux distribution
(which it isn't, but that's somewhat of a detail), OpenBMC is also a
distribution.

Change-Id: I5e72c3b357441a41c525b843bc1768d5946b645b
Signed-off-by: Andrew Jeffery <andrew@aj.id.au>

README.md

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 [![Build Status](https://openpower.xyz/buildStatus/icon?job=openbmc-build)](https://openpower.xyz/job/openbmc-build/)
 
-The OpenBMC project can be described as a Linux distribution for embedded
-devices that have a BMC; typically, but not limited to, things like servers,
-top of rack switches or RAID appliances. The OpenBMC stack uses technologies
-such as [Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/),
+OpenBMC is a Linux distribution for management controllers used in devices such
+as servers, top of rack switches or RAID appliances. It uses
+[Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/),
 [OpenEmbedded](https://www.openembedded.org/wiki/Main_Page),
 [systemd](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/), and
 [D-Bus](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus/) to allow easy
-customization for your server platform.
-
+customization for your platform.
 
 ## Setting up your OpenBMC project