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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.

Reviewed by:	bcr@
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Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D16167
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<indexterm><primary>4.4BSD-Lite</primary></indexterm>
<para>&os; is an Open Source, Unix-like operating system for x86
(both 32 and 64 bit), &arm;, AArch64, &risc-v;, &mips;, &power;,
&powerpc;, and Sun &ultrasparc; computers, originally based
on 4.4BSD-Lite. You can also read about
<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
<para>&os; is an Open Source, standards-compliant Unix-like
operating system for x86 (both 32 and 64 bit), &arm;, AArch64,
&risc-v;, &mips;, &power;, &powerpc;, and Sun &ultrasparc;
computers. It provides all the features that are
nowadays taken for granted, such as preemptive multitasking,
memory protection, virtual memory, multi-user facilities, SMP
support, all the Open Source development tools for different
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<listitem>
<para><emphasis>Staying true to Unix philosophy</emphasis>,
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>
@ -180,6 +168,9 @@
offerings, combined with cutting-edge features not available
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
limited only by your own imagination. From software
development to factory automation, inventory control to