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@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@
 	<para>The BSD kernel, which handles process scheduling, memory
 	  management, symmetric multi-processing (SMP), device drivers,
 	  etc.</para>
-
-	<para><emphasis>Unlike the Linux kernel, there are several different
-	    BSD kernels with differing capabilities.</emphasis></para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
@@ -242,12 +239,10 @@
 
       <para>The BSD kernels are developed and updated following the Open
 	Source development model.  Each project maintains a publicly
-	accessible <emphasis>source tree</emphasis> under
-	<link xlink:href="https://subversion.apache.org/">Subversion</link>
-	(SVN), which contains all source files for the
-	project, including documentation and other incidental files.  SVN
-	allows users to <quote>check out</quote> (in other words, to
-	extract a copy of) any desired version of the system.</para>
+	accessible <emphasis>source tree</emphasis>
+	which contains all source files for the
+	project, including documentation and other incidental files.
+	Users can obtain a complete copy of any version.</para>
 
       <para>A large number of developers worldwide contribute to improvements
 	to BSD.  They are divided into three kinds:</para>