Merge pull request #34 from randomecho/typo-outlines-torvalds

Missing D in Torvalds' name

Author: Matthew McCullough

outlines/github-foundations.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ GitHub is the repository hosting, collaboration, deployment, and distribution pl
 
 ###  A Brief Tour of Git <a href="http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Git-Basics" class="booklink">Pro Git Book: Git Basics</a>
 
-Git is an open source version control system that was built by Linus Torvals and used to version the Linux kernel in 2005.  It has gained in popularity ever since and is now the leading version control system for open source projects by some surveys.  It shares some behavioral similarities to CVS and Subversion, though departs from their centralized form by its distributed nature.
+Git is an open source version control system that was built by Linus Torvalds and used to version the Linux kernel in 2005.  It has gained in popularity ever since and is now the leading version control system for open source projects by some surveys.  It shares some behavioral similarities to CVS and Subversion, though departs from their centralized form by its distributed nature.
 
 <blockquote class="studentquestion">
 It is common to get a request for a table of Subversion-to-Git command comparisons. We caution against this conceptual one-to-one mapping because it is most effective to understand Git's unique three-stage thinking from the ground up. Files are chosen, via the `add` command, to participate in the repository and explicitly asked to participate in each commit (transaction), also by the `add` command. Grouped transactions of changes to files are permanently recorded by the `commit` command. Local storage of commits are distinct from transmitting them over the network, thus providing the ability to use Git fully offline. Commits are sent via the `push` command when ready to be sent to the central server.
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ Sign up for a free GitHub account at https://github.com/join.
 
 ###  GitHub Installers <a href="http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Installing-Git" class="booklink">Pro Git Book: Installing Git</a>
 
-The command line verison of Git has a very light footprint. For most platforms, you can simply copy the binaries to a folder that is on the executable search $PATH. Git is primarily written in C, which means there is a unique installer for each operating system.
+The command line version of Git has a very light footprint. For most platforms, you can simply copy the binaries to a folder that is on the executable search $PATH. Git is primarily written in C, which means there is a unique installer for each operating system.
 
 ###  Git version
-Maintaining a current version of Git is important. While you'll accurately hear that Git is generously backwards-compatible, the latest versions offer error message enhancements, performance tunings, and usability features that make using Git ever more quick and plesant.
+Maintaining a current version of Git is important. While you'll accurately hear that Git is generously backwards-compatible, the latest versions offer error message enhancements, performance tunings, and usability features that make using Git ever more quick and pleasant.
 
-Verifying that Git is installed and operational can be done by requesting Git to display it's current version using this command:
+Verifying that Git is installed and operational can be done by requesting Git to display its current version using this command:
 
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 $ git --version