From ccd62ff11d8a11547abc234fff51b0518d4fa961 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: thing1 <thing1@seacrossedlovers.xyz>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:20:36 +0000
Subject: final spelling and grammer fixes

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diff --git a/writeup/writeup.tex b/writeup/writeup.tex
index 2d7dc65..1b60208 100644
--- a/writeup/writeup.tex
+++ b/writeup/writeup.tex
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 This document is written using the {\LaTeX} text compiler. The compiler has set up
 click-able links, click-able references and a click-able table of contents, so please use these to your advantage.
 The Tex source and Bib Tex bibliography is available for all at \url{https://git.seacrossedlovers.xyz/epq.git} under
-the MIT/X document license.  
+the MIT/X document license.
 
 \tableofcontents 
 \newpage
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ faster than Java, which is what Intellij is written in\cite{VSCODEvsintellij}.
 On the usability side, things are more even, both editors have features that makes them better than each other,
 each of them have plug-ins support, advanced text editing features and each have auto completion. However in this
 sense VS Code still generally comes ahead, with its more main stream user base, more gets made for it, and as it is
-open source, it is generally easier for users to add features, in the for of patches, and in the form of plug-ins,
+open source, it is generally easier for users to add features, in the form of patches, and in the form of plug-ins,
 although no definite numbers are available on exact plug-in counts publicly, VS Code is most defiantly ahead,
-with this too.	It becomes clear how projects like Vs Code become dominate. People want to use something that is
+with this too.	It becomes clear how projects like Vs Code become dominate; people want to use something that is
 well supported, and then because they too are using it, its support can become better, which is an upward cycle,
 that goes on until you reach the market cap.
 
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ While many tools come to mind when thinking of privacy, the most prominent ones
 
 TOR (\textit{\textbf{T}he \textbf{O}nion \textbf{R}outer}), is a free software tool that allows a user to encrypt their network 
 traffic, and send it through three other computers first. This is similar to a VPN (\textit{\textbf{V}irtual \textbf{P}rivate \textbf{N}etwork}),
-which sends network traffic through an middle man before it is received at the server. The difference is that TOR, will go through
-three random middle men nodes, instead of one constant node\cite{TOR}. Using TOR makes it almost impossible for a server to know where the original 
+which sends network traffic through an middle man before it is received at the server. This is a helpful feature as it can hide a users location,
+and bypass network blocks set by Internet service providers. The difference is that TOR, will go through three random middle men nodes, instead of one constant node\cite{TOR}. Using TOR makes it almost impossible for a server to know where the original 
 connection came from, and makes it very hard to intercept signals between the user and server, thus hiding the user of the computer.
-This \textit{connection masking} as it is called, can be used to hide website traffic, messaging traffic or in fact any kind of network 
+This \textit{connection masking}, as it is called, can be used to hide website traffic, messaging traffic or in fact any kind of network 
 traffic, to someone trying to spy on the user, they will never know where they are connecting too, how often they are connecting, or for
 how long.
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ Linux \textit{(also known as GNU/Linux)}, as previously mentioned is a free and
 as it has been vetted by countless individuals to ensure it contains no malicious code that could effect a users individual privacy. GNU/Linux
 is split into many different distributions that are all individually maintained, some of them are designed for general use, while others are 
 meant for more specific use cases. All of them will be more private than Non-free alternatives as they are so rigorously checked. Some privacy 
-specific ones exist such as tails OS\cite{TAILSOS}, and some are designed for more offensive privacy and security such as Kali Linux \cite{KALIlinux}.
+specific ones exist such as tails OS\cite{TAILSOS}, and some are designed for more offensive privacy and security such as Kali Linux\cite{KALIlinux}.
 
 \subsection{Why is Proprietary software not applicable for this use case?}
 For privacy experts and enthusiasts, free and open tools are preferable for the fact that they know what is happening internally. If a user were
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ TOR can exist.
 \section{Where else is Free Software used and why?} 
 Free software is used in many places, it is versatile, and easy to modify, which is ideal for most corporate situations or public 
 services. For example free software is in libraries to allow for easy management of books and databases\cite{LIBRARIESFOSS}. In libraries,
-it has made it easier to manage compared to alternatives, and people have been doing this for many years, via freeware and shareware, bother
+it has made it easier to manage compared to alternatives, and people have been doing this for many years, via freeware and shareware and other
 older examples that are similar to free software.
 
 Another example is in the energy sector\cite{ENERGYsector}, where it is used to manage power distribution and preferred due to generally improved
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