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Improve the introduction chapter, to fix the overall structure

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of that part.

The diff is a bit large due to changed indentation, but it's mostly about
moving the <sect2> a bit further down and shortening the introduction part.

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Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D16167
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<indexterm><primary>4.4BSD-Lite</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>4.4BSD-Lite</primary></indexterm>
<para>&os; is an Open Source, Unix-like operating system for x86 <para>&os; is an Open Source, standards-compliant Unix-like
(both 32 and 64 bit), &arm;, AArch64, &risc-v;, &mips;, &power;, operating system for x86 (both 32 and 64 bit), &arm;, AArch64,
&powerpc;, and Sun &ultrasparc; computers, originally based &risc-v;, &mips;, &power;, &powerpc;, and Sun &ultrasparc;
on 4.4BSD-Lite. You can also read about computers. It provides all the features that are
<link linkend="history">the history of &os;</link>, or the
<link xlink:href="&url.base;/releases">current release</link>.
If you are interested in contributing something to the Project
(code, hardware, funding), see the <link
xlink:href="&url.articles.contributing;/index.html">Contributing
to &os;</link> article.</para>
<sect2 xml:id="os-overview">
<title>What Can &os; Do?</title>
<para>&os; is a complete, Open Source, standards-compliant
Unix system, with all the associated features that are
nowadays taken for granted, such as preemptive multitasking, nowadays taken for granted, such as preemptive multitasking,
memory protection, virtual memory, multi-user facilities, SMP memory protection, virtual memory, multi-user facilities, SMP
support, all the Open Source development tools for different support, all the Open Source development tools for different
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<listitem> <listitem>
<para><emphasis>Staying true to Unix philosophy</emphasis>, <para><emphasis>Staying true to Unix philosophy</emphasis>,
preferring composability instead of monolithic <quote>all preferring composability instead of monolithic <quote>all
in one</quote> daemons with hardcoded behaviour.</para> in one</quote> daemons with hardcoded behavior.</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
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offerings, combined with cutting-edge features not available offerings, combined with cutting-edge features not available
anywhere else.</para> anywhere else.</para>
<sect2 xml:id="os-overview">
<title>What Can &os; Do?</title>
<para>The applications to which &os; can be put are truly <para>The applications to which &os; can be put are truly
limited only by your own imagination. From software limited only by your own imagination. From software
development to factory automation, inventory control to development to factory automation, inventory control to