@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@ rather than use the upstream-provided binary packages. This is also true
5555of pure Python packages that provide universal wheels. The reasons for using
5656source distributions may include:
5757
58- - being able to audit the source code of all packages
58+ - Being able to audit the source code of all packages.
5959
60- - being able to run the test suite and build documentation
60+ - Being able to run the test suite and build documentation.
6161
62- - being able to easily apply patches, including backporting commits
63- from the project's repository and sending patches back to the project
62+ - Being able to easily apply patches, including backporting commits
63+ from the project's repository and sending patches back to the project.
6464
65- - being able to build on a specific platform that is not covered
66- by upstream builds
65+ - Being able to build on a specific platform that is not covered
66+ by upstream builds.
6767
68- - being able to build against specific versions of system libraries
68+ - Being able to build against specific versions of system libraries.
6969
70- - having a consistent build process across all Python packages
70+ - Having a consistent build process across all Python packages.
7171
7272While it is usually possible to build packages from a Git repository, there are
7373a few important reasons to provide a static archive file instead:
@@ -205,11 +205,7 @@ However, none of these issues apply to downstream packaging, and downstreams
205205have good reasons to prefer dynamically linking to system dependencies.
206206In particular:
207207
208- - in many cases, reliably sharing dynamic dependencies between components is a large part
209- of the *purpose * of a downstream packaging ecosystem. Helping to support that makes it
210- easier for users of those systems to access upstream projects in their preferred format.
211-
212- - in many cases, reliably sharing dynamic dependencies between components is a large part
208+ - In many cases, reliably sharing dynamic dependencies between components is a large part
213209 of the *purpose * of a downstream packaging ecosystem. Helping to support that makes it
214210 easier for users of those systems to access upstream projects in their preferred format.
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