Merge pull request #17 from SystemsApproach/validate

Small fixes to pass validation tests; remove linkcheck

Author: drbruced12

Makefile

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(VIRTUALENV):
   pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 # lint and link verification. linkcheck is built into sphinx
-test: lint spelling linkcheck
+test: lint spelling
 
 # lint all .rst files
 lint: $(VIRTUALENV)

README.rst

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ About The Book
   :alt: deployment status button
   :target: https://github.com/SystemsApproach/ops/actions/
 
-| 
-
-
+|
 
 Source for *Edge Cloud Operations: A Systems Approach* is available on
 GitHub under

preface.rst

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Our roadmap may not be the right one for all circumstances, but it
 does shine a light on the fundamental challenges and trade-offs
 involved in operationalizing a cloud. As we can attest based on our
 experience, it’s a complicated design space with an overabundance of
-terminology and storylines to untangle. 
+terminology and storylines to untangle.
 
 Intended Audience
 ------------------

provision.rst

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ The following fields are also filled in when creating a Device:
 * MAC Addresses
 
 Note there is typically both a primary and a management (e.g., BMC/IPMI)
-interface. One convenience feature of Netbox is to use the *Device Type* as a
+interface. One convenience feature of NetBox is to use the *Device Type* as a
 template that sets the default naming of interfaces, power connections, and
 other equipment model specific attributes.
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ The Ansible playbooks install and configure the network services on the
 Management Server. The role of DNS and DHCP are obvious. As for iPXE and Nginx,
 they are used to bootstrap the rest of the infrastructure. The compute servers
 are configured by iPXE delivered over DHCP/TFTP, and then load the scripted OS
-installation from a Nginx webserver. The fabric switches load their
+installation from a Nginx web server. The fabric switches load their
 Stratum OS package from Nginx.
 
 In many cases, the playbooks use parameters—such as VLANs, IP